CV's 18th Century Provincial Tokens of Great Britian
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Coin Details
| Origin/Country: |
Great Britain (Herefordshire) |
| Design Description: |
Conder Token |
| Item Description: |
PENNY 1796 G.BRIT D&H-3 HEREFORDSHIRE - HEREFORD E: PLAIN |
| Full Grade: |
NGC TOKEN MS 63 BN |
| Owner: |
CyberspaceVoid |
Owner Comments:
Milton's 1796 penny
REFERENCE: Herefordshire D&H 3
DIAMETER: mm
WEIGHT:
COMPOSITION: copper
DIESINKER: J Milton
MANUFACTURER: J Milton ?
RARITY: R
OBVERSE: a bull trampling on its broken chains; "JUNE 3D. 1796" above "J MILTON" in exergue
REVERSE: an apple tree in fruit with a plough in the foreground, all surrounded by a thick wreath of oak leaves and acorns
EDGE: plain
This token was struck to commemorate a Mr. Biddulph’s return as a Member of Parliament on June 3rd 1796. The bull breaking his chains represents the county bursting free from its Tory shackles upon the election of a Whig. The apple tree alludes to Herefordshire’s cider industry, and the plough to it's agriculture.