Great Britain - 1794

½ Penny Token

(D & H 22 - Norfolk, Norwich)
Obverse - Great Britain - 1794 Reverse - Great Britain - 1794
Obverse - A boa draped over three stars, and beneath an old-fashioned lady's muff.
Legend - PAYABLE AT J. CLARKES MARKET PLACE NORWICH with a star as a stop.
Reverse - An open umbrella, a folded stocking, a glove, and a broad-brimmed hat.
Legend: NO 2 GENTLEMANS WALK 1794
Edge: Plain
Diesinker, Arnold; manufacturer, Lutwyche. One ton struck. Common.
 
Comments. Joseph Clarke was a hatter and hosier at No. 2 Gentleman's Walk, Norwich.
 
   The large old-fashioned fur muffs were introduced into England in the sixteenth century, and the long boas considerably later.
 
   Stockings were originally made of cloth; silk and knitted worsted ones being inventions of the sixteenth century, and the latter had a duty imposed on them in 1785. Gloves were also invented in the sixteenth century. Hats were subjected to a duty in 1784.
Commercial Coins 1787-1804., pp. 131-132
D & H 22 - Clarke's Market Place
O: A muff and tippet. PAYABLE AT J. CLARKE'S MARKET PLACE NORWICH.
R: An umbrella, stocking, hat, and glove. No. 2 GENTLEMANS WALK 17-94.
E:
A. 23
Plain rounded; these are struck on large and small flans.