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1/2 Penny Warwickshire – Wilkinson / Mining
| Issuer | John Wilkinson, Ironmaster |
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| Year | 1790 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of John Wilkinson facing right, occupying the central field with the portrait positioned close to the surrounding legend. The circumferential inscription reads JOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER in raised Latin letters, with the first letter of the legend placed in notably close proximity to the bust and no period following the abbreviation R. The portrait is rendered in a classical neoclassical style consistent with late eighteenth-century token engraving. |
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| Obverse lettering | JOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER |
| Reverse description | A seated female allegorical figure, representing Industry or Mining, is depicted in three-quarter view at center, flanked by mining and industrial implements including a brace-and-bit drill to her left, a cogwheel at her feet, and a pickaxe and other tools to her right. The legend HALF PENNY arcs above the figure in bold raised Latin letters, while the date 1790 appears in the exergue below. The composition conveys the industrial and mining associations of John Wilkinson's ironworking enterprises, executed in the robust engraving style characteristic of the Conder token series. |
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