(Jun 21, 2017)
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| Edge inscription | “PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL" | | Obverse | Standing figure of Bishop Blaize (patron saint of woolcombers) holding a wool comb in his left hand and a book in his right, with a lamb at his feet: “ARTIS NOSTRÆ CONDITOR | | Reverse | Coat of arms of three stars and a hanging fleece, crested by an owl: “LEEDS HALFPENNY 1791” | | Edge inscription | “PAYABLE IN 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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