TitleToken - London Corresponding Society halfpenny
ReferenceBADGE/SUBJ/TOKEN/010
Date
ca. 1796
Scope and ContentCopper halfpenny token issued by the London Corresponding Society. The front depicts a man being hanged from a gallows, beneath the letters PT. Next to the gallows there is a shield with an anchor on it and the word Hope. To the right there is an obelisk on which is written 1796 and the word Peace. Around the edge there is the text: Liberty and Not Slavery. On the reverse is the text: Dedicated to the London Corresponding Society. May their endeavours meet reward, with the central monogram LCS
Extent1 item
LanguageEnglish
Persons keywordLondon Corresponding Society
SubjectParliamentary reform
Conditions governing accessOpen - Restricted access
Levelfile
Normal locationBadges Box 2 (Tokens Box 1) (BS/0)