token; trade halfpenny ( Manchester)

Production date
1793
 Description
Halfpenny Manchester trade token. Decorated on the obverse with a man carrying a bale on his back. On the reverse is a the arms, crest and motto of the Duke of Bridgewater.
The bale is probably meant to represent the cotton trade of Manchester and it would have been a common sight in the city. The Duke of Bridgewater owned the canal between Worsley to Manchester (often cited as the UK's first canal) which brought coal from the Dukes mines to the city.
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Object detail

Department
Object
Production date
1793
Production place
England
Signature & date
Embossed on the obverse is "MANCHESTER HALFPENNY 1793" on the reverse is "SUCESS TO NAVIGATION". On edge payable at "I. Fieldings Manchester".
Associated date
1793
Associated place
Manchester/Greater Manchester/England
Measurement type, part and reading
Dimensions:0 - Whole:Dia 0.3cm (Dia 1/8")
Accession number
1977-040-018

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