ContributorCommunity HistoryDescriptionA metal sovereign coin case in the shape of a small pocket watch. Press clip to open, can be attached to a chain and has a semi-circular rim of metal under which coins are placed, beneath the rim is a circular metal plate on a spring that is depressed as coins are added. Contains a Chinese coin and a small handwritten note inscribed 'Grandfather Lewis Mearns Sovereign container.'CollectionLife before plasticDate createdc1900
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KeywordsPersonal Effects; Money Containers; Coin Case
Lewis Mearns sovereign coin case. City of Stirling Art and History Collection, accessed 22/04/2026, https://collections.stirling.wa.gov.au/nodes/view/9478
