1792 HalfPenny, Coalbrook Dale Token - Shropshire, England

Country: Coalbrook Dale, Shropshire, England
King George III of Great Britain (1760-1820)
Type: Token 
Year: 1792 
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Currency: Conder Token (1787-1797)
Composition: Copper
Weight: 12.7 g
Diameter: 30 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Grade: VF/XF
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:
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.

Riferimento : DH# 14

Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...

Collezione : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens