Sunderland penny token

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Sunderland penny token. Obverse: View of an iron bridge near Sunderland, a ship passing beneath. Legend: 'IRON BRIDGE NEAR SUNDERLAND SPAN 36 FEET HEIGHT 100 FEET'. Exergue: 'OPENED AUGT. 9. 1796'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship, sails furled, another under sail in distance (right), small boat in foreground. Legend: 'PENNY TOKEN'. Exergue: 'SUNDERLAND 1797'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1729
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Token - penny
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas
Date made:	1797
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 33 mm