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1/2 Penny Somerset - Crewkerne / Sparks and Gidleys
| Issuer | Sparks & Gidley, Crewkerne, Somerset |
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| Year | 1797 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse lettering | [none] |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a multi-line mercantile legend arranged across seven horizontal text lines filling the entire field, with the date in the exergue below. The inscription identifies the issuing firm, the nature of their trade, and the place of business, serving both as a trade advertisement and a promise of redemption. The plain typographic layout, without pictorial elements, is characteristic of late 18th-century English tradesman's token reverses. Multiple die varieties affecting the arrangement or wording of the legend are recorded (DH#104, 105, 106; Atkins#91, 92). |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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