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Coalbrookdale Halfpenny Token
Thomas Wyon
Science Museum
London, United Kingdom
Coalbrookdale half-penny token, 1792, illustrating iron bridge at Coalbrookdale and inclined plane at Ketley. 30mm diameter. rim legend: Payable At Coalbrook Dale and Ketley. 2mm thick. obverse: Inclined Plane at Ketley. 1789. scene of plane in operation. reverse: Iron Bridge at Coalbrook Dale. 1792. Erected Anno 1779. Span 100 Feet. scene of bridge and ship beneath on river Severn.
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- Title: Coalbrookdale Halfpenny Token
- Creator: Wyon, Thomas (maker), Kempson, Peter (artist), Wyon, Peter (maker)
- Date Created: 1792
- Location: England, United Kingdom
- Physical Dimensions: overall: 2 mm x 30 mm diameter
- Type: token
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