Halesowen Workhouse Token
A one penny workhouse token issued in 1813 at Halesowen, then placed in Shropshire. During a national shortage of copper coins in 1812-15, several workhouse authorities minted their own coins in order to allow local trade and poor relief to continue normally
Picture No
10636116
Media ID
47550784
Size
3973px x 1987px
(1.4MB)
Credit
Mary Evans / Peter Higginbotham
Source
Original photograph by Peter Higginbotham
Date
1813
