Exeter half-penny trade token, Bishop Blaize woollen industry
This halfpenny token was issued by Samuel Kingdon, an ironmonger and haberdasher in Exeter. It depicts Bishop Blaize, patron saint of the woollen industry. At this time Exeter owed much of its wealth to the cloth industry. - George III (1760-1811) -
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