© Cuthwellis
© Cuthwellis
Token - Antwerp Wellens
1823 year| Copper | 7.55 g | 27 mm |
| Location | Belgium |
|---|---|
| Type | Spiritual tokens › Religious tokens |
| Year | 1823 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 7.55 g |
| Diameter | 27 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Updated | 2024-11-13 |
| Numista | N#197052 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 88% |
Reverse
Mitre, legend and date within wreath.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
WELLENS
1823
Edge
Plain
Comment
Token handed out to elderly poor who attended the catechism teachings on Sunday and which (or several?) could later be exchanged for a loaf of bread.This was initiated by the 17th bishop of Antwerp (J.T.J. Wellens, 1776-1784) but ended with the French takeover of the city. It was restarted in 1823 by the Centre of Charity ("Bureel van Weldadigheid").
