Obv: Shield of arms of the borough of Shrewsbury (three leopards), SHREWSBURY HALFPENNY around, 1794 above. Rev: A woolpack, SALOP WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY around. Edge: AN ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS’D OF ALL NATIONS.
Very Fine. Old clean that has partly retoned. Very Rare (RR).
This edge variety refers to the United States of America as the ASYLUM FOR THE OPPRESS’D. This edge appears on quite a few tokens in our series and are ‘adjacent’ to collectible numismatic items of American interest. It would be well if our general populace understood this popular sentiment that the world held of our forefathers early nationhood. A place of refuge from the tyrants of the world!