1812 Sheffield Workhouse One Penny Token
Copper, diagonal milled edge
Diameter approx. 34.2 mm
Obverse: Justice standing front, on a pedestal; holding scales in front with raised left hand, and an olive branch in lowered right hand. Lettering around, beaded border – Script: Latin – Lettering: SHEFFIELD PENNY TOKEN
Reverse: View of the Sheffield Workhouse (a large Georgian building – the poor house). Lettering around, date below, beaded border -Script: Latin – Lettering:OVERSEERS OF THE POOR · 1812 ·
Withers# 982
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