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Object name(s):
Norfolk halfpenny trade token; token
Brief description:
Token, Post-medieval copper alloy Norfolk halfpenny trade token of Richard Bacon, Norwich, dated 1794, with view of Norwich castle and part of the bridge on the obverse and a fleece on the reverse
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
4.1955
Acquisition method:
transfer
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Bacon, Richard
Associated place:
England
Place status:
country
Associated place:
Norfolk
Condition:
fair
Current location:
Not on display - In store
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
28
Dimension:
diameter
Dimension measurement unit:
mm
Dimension value:
29
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
10.25
Dimension:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
10.44
Inscription content:
RICHARD BACON COCKEY LANE
Inscription position:
edge
Inscription content:
NORWICH CASTLE
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
GOOD TIMES WILL COME. MDCCXCIV
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk halfpenny trade token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1955.52.3
Object production date:
1794
Date - earliest / single:
1794
Date - latest:
1794
Other number:
52.955(3)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/307f1f04-2712-38ad-b611-3cac96b3c1a0

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/307f1f04-2712-38ad-b611-3cac96b3c1a0, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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