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1 Penny Worcestershire - Halesowen / Workhouse
| Issuer | Halesowen Workhouse |
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| Year | 1813 |
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| In circulation to | 1816 |
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| Obverse description | View of a large institutional building featuring a prominent central tower surmounted by a spire, rendered in a flat engraved style typical of early 19th-century provincial token coinage. The structure, representing the Halesowen Workhouse, occupies the central field with ancillary wings extending to either side. A continuous circular legend reads PENNY TOKEN · PAYABLE AT THE WORKHOUSE · around the upper and lateral periphery, with HALESOWEN · inscribed in the lower exergual area beneath the building. The coin's border is defined by a raised rim with milled edge denticles. |
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| Reverse description | A mounted cavalry officer in military dress gallops to the left, sabre drawn and raised in a dynamic martial pose, the horse depicted in full stride. The equestrian figure is boldly rendered in the patriotic tradition common to British trade tokens of the Napoleonic era. A circular legend GOD SAVE THE KING surrounds the design, while the date 1813 appears in the lower exergue beneath the horse. The raised rim is encircled by fine milled denticles consistent with the obverse. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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