Halesworth & District Museum are hoping to add eight early Mediaeval (often called Anglo-Saxon) silver coins to their outstanding collection at the museum. These will be the only examples they have from this period in history.
Eight Anglo-Saxon coins minted between 670 and 710AD, were discovered near Halesworth in 2011. They were in use at a time when England was not a unified country, but a collection of small, warring kingdoms, such as Kent, Essex and East Anglia, with major shifts in language, culture, and religion.
The British Museum has offered them to the Halesworth & District Museum for £1,610, and they have already raised some funds specifically for their purchase. As in the past, Halesworth & District Museum will be seeking grants from national and local sources. However, they will need to match such funds through public donations.
If you would like to be part of the team contributing to bringing the Anglo-Saxon coins home to Halesworth, you can donate by (i) sending a cheque to Halesworth & District Museum (The Railway Station, Station Road, Halesworth IP19 8BZ)
or (ii) bank transfer to Barclays Bank
Account Name: Halesworth & District Museum
Sort Code: 20-16-12
Account Number: 13489582
Bank Reference: Silver Coins
Whichever method you use, if you are a taxpayer you can use Gift Aid to increase the sum received by the Museum. Please fill in the Gift Aid form on their website here.
There is also an opportunity to sponsor individual coins. If you wish to do so, please visit https://halesworthmuseum.org.uk/wpress/the-near-halesworth-hoard-of-early-medieval-coins/. Your donation can be sent through the methods detailed above, but please add the coin number of your choice to the back of the cheque or the bank reference.
If you donate to this purchase, please let the museum know, so they can thank you and keep you updated on the progress of the appeal. Email Halesworth & District Museum at accounts@halesworthmuseum.org.uk using ‘Silver Coins’ as the subject.
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