1794 PEACE & PLENTY HAMPSHIRE HALFPENNY TOKEN

A rare 18th-century Hampshire halfpenny token from 1794, featuring the "Peace & Plenty" design. This copper token represents a fascinating period of local currency circulation, when merchants and traders issued their own tokens to facilitate commerce. The piece showcases period craftsmanship with distinctive iconography reflecting the prosperity and agricultural heritage of Hampshire during the Georgian era. A genuine historical artefact ideal for collectors of English tokens, regional numismatics, or those interested in the economic history of the late 1700s. Condition varies with age. Each token tells its own story of circulation and use across nearly two and a half centuries.