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Bath Halfpenny Local Token
1794
Bank of England Museum
London, United Kingdom
A token used in Bath, Somerset, as local currency. On the front it shows a camel with the words ‘TEAS COFFEE SPICES & SUGARS’. On the back is depicted a view of former spice warehouse India House, in London, with a beaded circle and the words ‘M. LAMBE & SON TEA-DEALERS & GROCERS BATH’.
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Details
- Title: Bath Halfpenny Local Token
- Date Created: 1794
- Location Created: Somerset
- Physical Dimensions: 29 x 2 mm, 10.56 g
- Type: token (local)
- Medium: copper
- Place of Issue: Bath
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