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Object name(s):
Norfolk token; halfpenny token; token
Brief description:
Token, Norfolk halfpenny token, N. Bolingbroke, Norwich, 1792; obverse, arms of Norwich, castle above a lion; reverse, arms of the Duke of Norfolk in front of a cross saltire
Collection:
Norfolk Museums
Acquisition date:
1939
Acquisition method:
gift
Associated concept:
archaeology
Associated concept:
currency
Associated person:
Bolingbroke, N.
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:
weight
Dimension measurement unit:
g
Dimension value:
10.69
Inscription content:
PAYABLE AT N. BOLINGBROKES HABERDASHER (ampersand)c. NORWICH
Inscription position:
edge
Inscription content:
MAY NORWICH FLOURISH. PRO BONO PUBLICO
Inscription position:
obverse
Inscription content:
NORFOLK AND NORWICH HALFPENNY 1792
Inscription position:
reverse
Material:
copper alloy
Object name:
Norfolk token; halfpenny token; token
Object number:
NWHCM : 1939.2.12
Object production date:
1792
Date - earliest / single:
1792
Date - latest:
1792
Other number:
2.939(12)
Other number type:
assigned number
Responsible department/section:
Archaeology

Persistent shareable link for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/30b3c5b2-6af9-371a-bdd4-b4e52ac99084

Use licence for this record: CC BY-NC

Attribution for this record: https://museumdata.uk/objects/30b3c5b2-6af9-371a-bdd4-b4e52ac99084, Norfolk Museums, CC BY-NC

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