Halfpenny token, Bewicke Main Colliery, 1811

Cast of a halfpenny token, Bewicke Main Colliery, 1811. Obverse: a sailing vessel and quay. Legend: 'BEWICKE MAIN COLLIERY'. Reverse: Inscription: 'ONE PENNY PAYABLE AT', ' NEWCASTLE ON TYNE AND LONDON'. Two casts obverse and reverse, mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0367
Type: Coin cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1811
People: Bewicke Main Colliery
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 34 mm
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