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© Lukas1948 (CC BY-NC-SA)
½ Penny Shropshire - Shrewsbury / Woolpack
1793 year| Copper | 8.6 g | 28.5 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| King | George III (1760-1820) |
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1793 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.6 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.7 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#341124 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Central woolpack with legend around, corner of woolpack points to U.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SALOP WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY
Edge
Incuse lettering.
Lettering: PAYABLE AT SHREWSBURY + +
Comment
In addition to other Shropshire tokens dated 1792 and 1794, there are several similar 1793-dated varieties:DH#19, Atkins#18 start and end of obv & rev legends are closer together, corner of woolpack lines up with N of MANUFACTORY;
DH#20 start and end of rev legend is more divided;
DH#22, Atkins#20 corner of woolpack points between A and N of MANUFACTORY (also produced with plain edge).
Interesting fact
The A Token ½ Penny (Shropshire - Shrewsbury / Woolpack) 1793 coin from the United Kingdom is interesting because it was issued during a time when there was a severe shortage of small denomination coins in circulation, leading to the use of private tokens like this one as a substitute for official currency.
