Warwickshire D&H 336 Wilkinson

Obv: Bust of Wilkinson, IOHN WILKINSON IRON MASTER. (around). Rev: A barge sailing, 1788 in exergue. Edge: WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY. Very Fine. Problem free piece. One of the early Wilkinson type tokens showing his iron barge, ‘The Trial’, on the reverse. This was made to commemorate the launching of the barge on the Severn River. A much rarer variety in silver was initially minted to commemorate the occasion with a valuation of 3s 6d, but these were given out as souvenirs, while the copper halfpenny tokens were produced as a replacement.