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Country: Shropshire, England – Coalbrook Dale
Type: Conder Tokens (1787-1797)
Year: 1794
Mint: -
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Grade: VF35
Composition: Copper
Weight: 14 g.
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: DH# 14
Obverse:
View of a bridge with vessel sailing under. With inner circle and outer legend.
Lettering:
IRON BRIDGE AT COALBROOK DALE 1792
ERECTED
ANNO 1779
SPAN 100 FEET
Reverse:
A man working on the machinery of the inclined plane.
Lettering:
INCLINED PLANE
AT KETLEY
1789
Edge:
Edge lettering.
Lettering: PAYABLE AT COALBROOK-DALE AND KETLEY.
Comments:
The Iron Bridge was one of the first major bridge made of cast iron at that time (currently English Heritage).
The reverse features the first functional inclined plane in Britain that replaced a lock.
Reference : DH# 14
Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...
Collection : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens