1794 Middlesex Thomas Hardy Halfpenny Token

1794 Middlesex Thomas Hardy Halfpenny Token

This token commemorates the acquittal of Thomas Hardy, tried for high treason, in November 1794.

The treason trials of 1794, arranged by William Pitt’s government, were initiated to curb the British radical movement of the 1790s.

Composition: Copper

Weight: approx. 7.98 g

Diameter: 28 mm

Obverse: Bust of Hardy to left, name and date below, legend around

Reverse: ACQUITTED  BY HIS JURY COUNSEL HON. T. ERSKINE V. GIBBS ESQR

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