(Sep 16, 2016)
|
Item Information
|
|---|
| |
|---|
| More info |
|---|
| Obverse | The Arms of the City of Norwich consisting of a lion below a triple-towered castle with date: “1792” | | Reverse | A detailed view of a weaver working in a box loom with a filling wheel on the right | | Edge inscription | “JOHN HARVEY OF NORWICH | Edge inscription IOHN HARVEY OF NORWICH
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
|
|
| Do you know more info?
|
