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 |