1 Penny Token UCC Birmingham

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year	1812
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1971)
Composition	Miedź
Weight	25.88 g
Diameter	35.7 mm
Thickness	3 mm
Shape	Okrągły
Technique	Frezowana
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	15 October 1831
Number	N# 474011
References	Withers 18# 358 Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 1999. British Copper Tokens 1811-1820: Including Those of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom. , Davis# 74 William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man: To which are added tokens of over one penny value of any period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

(en) Centre with two dots a flower and two dots over shaking hands over date 1812
Union Copper Company Birmingham around edge

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
. UNION COPPER COMPANY .
1812
BIRMINGHAM

Reverse

(en) Beads to edge.
Lettering around a circle denomination to centre.
Central bottom of coin two dots a flower and two dots.

Script: łaciński

Lettering:
FOR PUBLIC ACCOMMODATION
ONE
PENNY
TOKEN

Edge

(en) Off set indents centralised between smooth upper and lower rim sides

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
Undetermined
1812

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