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Country: Private (Robert Blake Manufacturer) Norwich, Great Britain
Currency: Currency tokens (1798-1816)
Value: 2 Pence (1/120)
Grade: VG/F
Year: 1811-1815
Metal: Copper
Weight: 44.8 g.
Diameter: 41 mm
Thickness: 4 mm
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: Withers# 910, Davis# 17
Obverse:
A weaving shuttle above Norwich ribbon banner in centre circle. Lettering around, beaded border
Lettering:
ROBt. BLAKE
· COTTON & BOMBAZINE MANUFACTURER ·
NORWICH
Reverse:
The Arms of the City of Norwich in centre circle, consisting of a lion beneath a triple-turreted castle gateway. Lettering around, beaded border
Lettering: NORWICH TWO PENNY PIECE FOR CHANGE NOT PROFIT ·
Edge:
Diagonal centre milling
Comments:
Robert Blake's Norwich (Norfolk) copper 'cartwheel' twopence token undated (though may be around 1812 date). Manufactured (by Boulton) some time in the early 19th Century before 1815. The phrase 'For Change Not Profit' is indicative of the nature of the change shortage, as tokens were sometimes struck at a loss to the issuer, because the lack of money to facilitate trade was a more serious issue for merchants and traders to contend with than the trouble and expense of having strike their own money. Generally speaking, the larger a coin, the cheaper it was to strike the coin relative to its face value. No doubt this was one of the reasons for striking such an unusually large token.
Robert Blake's business was in Heigham Street, Norwich. He was a cotton-maker, bleacher, bombazine, crape and shawl manufacturer. Quality bombazine is made with a silk warp and a worsted weft. It is twilled or corded and used for dress-material.
Referenz : Withers# 910, Davis# 17
Quelle : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8...
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