Charlton
Cat #

Breton
Cat #

Obverse Content
Reverse Content

Notes

 Die 
 Axis 

 Metal 

 Size 
(mm)

 Edge 

WE-1A1

Br-969

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / 1813

Weight:
7.8 to 11.2 grams

- Engrailed edge

- Thin flan

- Medal axis

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.9 
to
 28.6 

 Engrailed 

WE-1A2

Br-969

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / 1813

Weight:
7.8 to 11.2 grams

- Engrailed edge

- Thin flan

- Coin axis

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.9 
to
 28.6 

 Engrailed 

WE-1A3

Br-969

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / 1813

Weight:
7.8 to 11.2 grams

- Engrailed edge

- Thick flan

- Coin axis

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.9 
to
 28.6 

 Engrailed 

WE-1A4

Br-969

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / 1813

Weight:
7.8 to 11.2 grams

- Plain edge

- Thick flan

- Medal axis

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.9 
to
 28.6 

 Plain 

WE-1A5

Br-969

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / 1813

Weight:
7.8 to 11.2 grams

- Plain edge

- Thick flan

- Coin axis

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.9 
to
 28.6 

 Plain 

WE-2A1

Br-971

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 9.4 grams

- Plain edge

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.6 
to
 28.6 

 Plain 

WE-2A2

Br-971

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 9.4 grams

- Engrailed edge

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.6 
to
 28.6 

 Engrailed 

WE-2A3

Br-971

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 9.4 grams

- Reeded edge

- Often struck over Bristol halfpennies

C

 27.6 
to
 28.6 

 Reeded 

WE-2B1

Br-972

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Small laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 10.0 grams

- Thick flan

- Plain edge

REV:
- Britannia is holding a trident

C

 27.7 
to
 28.2 

 Plain 

WE-2B2

Br-972

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Small laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 10.0 grams

- Thick flan

- Engrailed edge

REV:
- Britannia is holding a trident

C

 27.7 
to
 28.2 

 Engrailed 

WE-2B3

Br-972

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Small laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 10.0 grams

- Thin flan

- Engrailed edge

REV:
- Britannia is holding a trident

C

 27.7 
to
 28.2 

 Engrailed 

WE-2B4

Br-972

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: HALFPENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a spear and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Small laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
7.8 to 10.0 grams

- Engrailed edge

REV:
- Britannia is holding a SPEAR

C

 27.7 
to
 28.2 

 Engrailed 

WE-2C1

Br-973

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Oak wreath surrounding the entire rim)

Weight:
6.2 grams

- Engrailed edge

- Coin axis

C

 26.9 
to
 27.2 

 Engrailed 

WE-2C2

Br-973

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Oak wreath surrounding the entire rim)

Weight:
6.2 grams

- Plain edge

- Medal axis

C

 26.9 
to
 27.2 

 Plain 

WE-3

Br-974

Wellington One Penny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform - NO laurel crown, facing left) / 1813

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (NO laurel wreath)

Weight:
17.7 to 18.0 grams

- Engrailed edge

C

 33.9 
to
 35.0 

 Engrailed 

WE-4A1

Br-970

Wellington One Penny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (Laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
16.6 to 20.0 grams

- Engrailed edge NW to SE (\\\\\) or NE to SW (/////)

- Usually found struck over Bristol pennies

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Engrailed 

WE-4A2

Br-970

Wellington One Penny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (Laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
16.6 to 20.0 grams

- Plain edge

- Usually found struck over Bristol pennies

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Plain 

WE-4A3

Br-970

Wellington One Penny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (Laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Large laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
16.6 to 20.0 grams

- Reeded edge

- Usually found struck over Bristol pennies

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Reeded 

WE-4B

Br-None

Wellington One Penny Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (Laurel wreath below bust)

Rev: ONE PENNY TOKEN / (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (NO laurel wreath below Britannia)

Weight:
16.6 to 20.0 grams

- Engrailed edge

- NO laurel wreath below Britannia

- Usually found struck over Bristol or Guppy pennies

C

 33.8 
to
 34.0 

 Engrailed 

WE-5A1

Br-976

Wellington Hibernia Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington without uniform - NO laurel crown, facing left)

Rev: HIBERNIA / (Irish harp with crown) / 1805

Weight:
6.2 to 6.9 grams

- Edge is either reeded diagonally or Plain

- Coin axis

OBV:
- Large letters
- Double lock of hair above forehead

C

 28.2 
to
 28.4 

 Reeded Diagonally
or
Plain 

WE-5A2

Br-976

Wellington Hibernia Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington without uniform - NO laurel crown, facing left)

Rev: HIBERNIA / (Irish harp with crown) / 1805


Note: Previous Charlton catalogue number was WE-5A4

Weight:
6.2 to 6.9 grams

- Edge is either reeded diagonally or Plain

- Medal axis

OBV:
- Large letters
- Double lock of hair above forehead

C

 28.2 
to
 28.4 

 Reeded Diagonally
or
Plain 

WE-5B1

Br-976

Wellington Hibernia Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington without uniform - NO laurel crown, facing left)

Rev: HIBERNIA / (Irish harp with crown) / 1805


Note: Previous Charlton catalogue number was WE-5A3

Weight:
6.2 to 6.9 grams

- Edge is either reeded diagonally or Plain

- Coin axis

OBV:
- Small letters
- Single lock of hair above forehead

C

 28.2 
to
 28.4 

 Reeded Diagonally
or
Plain 

WE-5B2

Br-976

Wellington Hibernia Token

Obv: FIELD MARSHAL WELLINGTON / (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington without uniform - NO laurel crown, facing left)

Rev: HIBERNIA / (Irish harp with crown) / 1805


Note: Previous Charlton catalogue number was WE-5A2

Weight:
6.2 to 6.9 grams

- Edge is either reeded diagonally or Plain

- Medal axis

OBV:
- Small letters
- Single lock of hair above forehead

C

 28.2 
to
 28.4 

 Reeded Diagonally
or
Plain 

WE-6

Br-977

Wellington Trade & Commerce Token

Obv: (Bust of Field Marshal Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / (Laurel wreath on each side of the bust)

Rev: TRADE & COMMERCE (Seated Justice facing left, holding a set of scales and a musket) / 1811

Weight:
8.3 to 8.9 grams

Note: This example of Seated Justice is different because she is holding a musket in her left hand instead of a cornucopia.

C

 28.8 
to
 29.1 

 Reeded diagonally 

WE-7

Br-978

Marquis Wellington Commerce Token

Obv: MARQUIS WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in a toga wearing a laurel crown, facing right) / 1813

Rev: COMMERCE / (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a spear)

Weight:
8.2 to 8.6 grams

C

 28.4 
to
 28.5 

 Reeded diagonally 

WE-8A1

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

OBV:
- Square epaulette
- Nine leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- Ship sailing in the background
- cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Middle tine of the trident is barbed

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-8A2

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

OBV:
- Square epaulette
- Nine leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- NO ship sailing in the background
- NO cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Middle tine of the trident is the longest

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-8A3

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

OBV:
- Square epaulette
- Eight leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- Ship sailing in the background
- NO cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Large trident with two barbed tines and one without a barb

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-8A4

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

OBV:
- Round epaulette
- Eight leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- Ship sailing in the background
- NO cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Trident with the upper tine longer, the other two tines are of equal length, none of the tines are barbed

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-8A5

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

MULE token consisting of the obverse of WE-8A4 and the reverse of WE-8A2


OBV:
- Round epaulette
- Eight leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- NO ship sailing in the background
- NO cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Middle tine of the trident is the longest

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-8A6

Br-979

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britania facing left, holding laurel sprig and a trident, flanked by oak wreaths) / 1814

Weight:
5.7 to 6.5 grams

OBV:
- Round epaulette
- Seven leaves in laurel crown

REV:
- Ship sailing in the background
- NO cannon balls on the ground below Britannia
- Trident with the upper tine longer, the other two tines are of equal length, none of the tines are barbed

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

WE-9

Br-980

Wellington Halfpenny Token

Obv: WELLINGTON / (Bust of Wellington in full uniform wearing a laurel crown, facing left) / HALFPENNY TOKEN

Rev: (Seated Britannia facing left, holding a trident and laurel sprig, ship sailing left in the distance) / (Oak wreath surrounding the entire rim)

Weight:
5.4 to 6.2 grams

C

 27.1 
to
 27.5 

 Engrailed 

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