Date:1812
Description:
Birmingham and Warwickshire copper penny token, 1812
Diameter 35mm
The obverse features a crown within a central ring. The inscription reads 'BIRMINGHAM & WARWICKSHIRE.' The reverse features the inscription 'ONE PENNY 1812' within a central ring and 'FOR GENERAL CIRCULATION' around the outside. The Napoleonic Wars led to a shortage of regal coinage in the early 19th Century. From 1811 many businesses and companies produced their own token copper and silver coinage of which this is an example.
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Birmingham and Warwickshire copper penny token, 1812 Diameter 35mm The obverse features a crown within ...
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Donor ref:LEAMG : M995.1926.246 (66/16778)
Source: Leamington Spa Art Gallery and Museum
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