Communion Token (Aberdeen)
Date1843
Object NameToken
MediumWhite metal
ClassificationsTokens
Dimensions21 x 26mm
LocationView by Appointment - Aberdeen Treasure Hub
Object numberABDMS064657
Keywords
Like a number of other Free Church tokens the Gilcomston example depicts the Burning Bush. This alludes to the Book of Exodus, Chapter 3, in which God called to Moses from the middle of a bush which burned but was not destroyed.
In 1843 a majority of the Church of Scotland congregation in Gilcomston followed their minister, Mr Bryce, in joining the newly-established Free Church. Located at first in a modest building in Huntly St. they moved in 1868 to a much grander building in Union St designed by city architect William Smith.
