Rights Holder: Birmingham Museums Trust
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Unique ID: WMID-E8A7F3
Object type certainty: Certain
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A silver workhouse token dating to the early Modern period (AD 1811). The token is slightly worn across both faces but is in good condition. It is dated 1811 on the obverse and was issued by the Birmingham workhouse.
Obverse: Image of workhouse with date beneath. Legend: BIRMINGHAM TOKEN ONE SHILLING
Reverse: Shield of arms. Legend: ONE POUND NOTE FOR 20 TOKENS // PAYABLE AT THE WORKHOUSE
Overall dimensions: 24.93mm in diameter, 1.23mm in thickness and 4.25g in weight.
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MODERN
Period from: MODERN
Period to: MODERN
Date from: Circa AD 1811
Quantity: 1
Thickness: 1.23 mm
Weight: 4.25 g
Diameter: 24.93 mm
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Primary material: Base Silver
Manufacture method: Milled
Completeness: Complete
No numismatic data has been recorded for this coin yet.
4 Figure: SJ8319
Four figure Latitude: 52.76832459
Four figure longitude: -2.25339995
1:25K map: SJ8319
1:10K map: SJ81NW
Grid reference source: GPS (from the finder)
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 1 metre square.
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