Man o` war in full sail to right, legend above, wreath below.
Obverse script
Latin
Obverse lettering
LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY
Reverse description
Coat of Arms of the city of Liverpool (a cormorant in shield surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side), date below.
Reverse script
Latin
Reverse lettering
DEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT.
1791 (Translation: God has bestowed these blessings on us)