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1 Penny Yorkshire - Sheffield / Workhouse
| Location | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1812 |
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| Period | 19th century |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a standing female figure of Justice on a pedestal in high relief, facing front, holding scales aloft in her raised left hand and an olive branch in her lowered right hand. The legend SHEFFIELD PENNY TOKEN arcs around the field, with a beaded border. |
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| Obverse lettering | SHEFFIELD PENNY TOKEN |
| Reverse description | Central device shows a frontal view of the Sheffield Workhouse, a two-storey Georgian brick building depicted in fine relief. The legend OVERSEERS OF THE POOR arcs around the upper field, the date 1812 appears in the exergue flanked by stops, with a beaded border. |
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