Token - 13 Pence Tullamoore - Charleville Forest
1802 year| Bronze | 21.93 g | 37.5 mm |
| Location | Ireland |
|---|---|
| King | George III (1801-1820) |
| Type | Trade tokens › Work encampment, mine and wage tokens |
| Year | 1802 |
| Value | 13 Pence (13⁄240) |
| Currency | Second Irish Pound (1460-1826) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 21.93 g |
| Diameter | 37.5 mm |
| Thickness | 2.1 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#436223 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 100% |
Reverse
Text flanked by floral arrangements. Ring around with text and flowers
Script: Latin
Lettering:
ONE SHILLING AND ONE PENNY.
PAYABLE
AT
TULLAMOORE
FIRST TUESDAY
IN EACH
MONTH.
Edge
Plain.
Comment
The Tullamore shilling of 1802 was a copper token issued by Charles William Bury of Charleville Forest to pay workers and suppliers during the construction of his Gothic-style Charleville Castle in County Offaly, Ireland. Circulating at twelve times its intrinsic value, the token was produced by the renowned Soho Mint in Birmingham with die engraving by Thomas Wyon the elder. The obverse featured the Charleville arms with supporters represented by two black Moors in golden armour and the motto "Virtus sub cruce crescit," while the reverse included payment details and symbols reflecting Charleville's Unionist support. Likely exchanged for gold or valid banknotes, these tokens saw general circulation in the Tullamore area.
