“Industry Will Prosper” 13 Pence Token, 1802

• Date & Origin: 1802, Great Britain.

• Obverse: Beehive with bees, symbolising industry, with legend “INDUSTRY WILL PROSPER” around. Exergue: “1802”.

• Reverse: Large denomination “XIII” (13 pence) in centre, within an oak or laurel wreath, legend often “PAYABLE AT …” (varies by issuer, sometimes at London or a named merchant).

• Diameter: ~35 mm (your note matches recorded size).

• Metal: Copper or bronzed copper.

• Catalogues: Listed in Dalton & Hamer (Conder Token series, Middlesex), sometimes referenced as a political/evasion issue rather than a true circulating Conder.

Background

• The denomination 13 Pence was never official — it’s a satirical / advertising token.

• The beehive design was a popular allegorical image in the late 18th and early 19th centuries, symbolising thrift and collective work.

• These were part of the wave of privately-issued tokens c. 1790s–early 1800s, struck to relieve shortages of small change or simply as medalets to promote businesses/ideas.

• Many were struck in Birmingham (e.g. by Kempson or Lutwyche), and circulated as curiosities more than currency.