1 Penny 1811

Weight

18.4 g

Diameter

35.1 mm

Thickness

2.4 mm

Material

Copper

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Diagonal milling ////

Technique

Milled

Front design

Shield of arms with supporters on raised ground below clasped hands above. Legend above, three flowers either side, legend and date in exergue. Beaded border

Back design

Legend across seven horizontal lines, beaded border

Year of Minting

1811

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: BATH PENNY 1811 TOKEN Reverse: A POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS GIVEN BY S. WHITCHURCH AND W. DORE

Context

Samuel T. Whitchurch was an ironmonger, smith, brazier, tinman and cutler, while William Dore was a hatter, hosier mercer and draper, both with businesses in Bath. The coat of arms includes two silver strips representing the River Avon and the hot springs. The sword of St. Paul is a link to Bath Abbey. The supporters, a lion and a bear, stand on a bed of acorns, a link to Bladud, the subject of the Legend of Bath. The knight's helmet indicates a municipality and the crown is that of King Edgar. A variety exists with S. T. Whitchurch instead of S. Whitchurch within the reverse legend. The obverse has a central suspended ram and only BATH TOKEN (no PENNY) 1811 in the legend (Withers#19, Davis#69).

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Merchant tokens

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0