ELECTIONS AND VOTING IN NUMISMATICS

I do not claim to understand American politics but here are some items connected with elections and voting.

 

2003 Fifty pence coin to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Formation of the Women's Social and Political Union (Suffragettes). Designed by Mary Milner Dickens. The figure on the coin is chained to railings and she holds a banner.

 

2018 Fifty pence coin to commemorate the 100th Anniversary of the Passing of the Representation of the People Act 1918. Designed by Stephen Taylor

 

A penny dated 1903 stamped with the words VOTES FOR WOMEN
© The British Museum

The Representation of the People Act 1918 increased the electorate from the 7.7 million who had been entitled to vote in 1912 to 21.4 million by the end of 1918. It removed most property qualifications for men and allowed women to vote if they were over 30 and met minimum property qualifications. Full electoral equality did not occur in Britain until the Representation of the People (Equal Franchise) Act 1928. All men over 21 gained the vote. Men who had turned 19 during service in connection with World War I could also vote even if they were under 21.

 

This was a badge I was given years ago and recalls a famous British Prime Minister who gave her name to an era.

Happy election day!

To read earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n12a23.html (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n12a23.html)
VOTING ON COINS (https://www.coinbooks.org/v27/esylum_v27n26a09.html)

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