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Description: | Token, copper, 34mm diameter. Sheffield penny, 1812. (D Yorks 137). Issuer S Hobson & Sons, 1812, 1d. Obverse Eight arrows in saltire formation surmounted by a cherub�s face and wings and �Sheffield�: �Payable at S Hobson & Sons, Button manufacturers�. Reverse Britannia seated, looking left with olive branch, trident, union shield and a small ship (bottom left), �One penny token 1812�. Notes The obverse design is that of the �Town�s Trust� or �Sheffield Free Tenants�. Note how closely the reverse side Britannia resembles the one on the regal 1797 penny. | License: | http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-sa/2.5/ | Subjects: | tokens | Temporal: | 1812 | Source: | Science Museum | Creator: | Halliday, T. (artist) | Identifier: | 1977-381/134 | Go to resource |
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