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| Obverse | The Arms of the Borough of Shrewsbury consisting of three leopard’s faces on a shield with legend: “SHREWSBURY HALFPENNY 1793” | | Reverse | A large woolsack in centre with legend: “SALOP WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY” | | Edge inscription | “PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL" | Edge inscription PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL
In Great Britain, a shortage of small denomination coinage had been reported as early as the late 14th century
For many years, no copper or silver coins were minted at all, and in 1775 King George III had halted the production of copper coinage at the Royal Mint
[13] These first tokens bore the image of a hooded Druid, and within two months time were receiving attention in London as a possible solution to the shortage of small denomination coin
[14] Not long after the appearance of the Druid tokens, other cities, businesses, and proprietors would follow suit and begin designing and minting their own small denomination coinage
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