Gloucester and Berkeley Canal Co. Halfpenny 1797

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Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Company (Gloucestershire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1797. Obverse: Detailed view of the City of Gloucester including the canal and a sailing barge: “SUCCESS TO THE TRADE AND COMMERCE OF GLOCESTER 1797”. Reverse: A sailing ship in full sail to right: “GLOCESTER & BERKELEY CANAL ACT OBTAIN’D 1793”. Edge inscription: "PAYABLE AT GLOCESTER". Issued by the Gloucester & Berkeley Canal Company. Reasonable collectable condition with heavy wear on obverse and a slight crimp, see photograph.

D&H Gloucester No: 63. Diameter 29mm. VG. £10.00

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