Wellington Tokens


Part 1: Token numbers WE-1A1 to WE-9

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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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