1/2 Penny Middlesex - Newgate / Symonds

€53,476.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.45 g
Dimensions28.86 mm
Thickness1.92 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#393, Atkins#279
Obverse descriptionFront view of prison, gratings over the side doors have cross bars as well as upright ones, no period after date.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEWGATE MDCCXCIV
Reverse descriptionPlain design, horizontal legend across 8 lines  Note: tail of the `&` turns up
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPAYABLE AT THE RESIDENCE OF MESSRS SYMONDS WINTERBOTHAM RIDGWAY & HOLT
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#393 - Milled -
1794  - DH#393a - PAYABLE IN HULL AND IN LONDON -
1794  - DH#393b - CHAMBERS LANGSTON HALL & CO. X -
1794  - DH#393c - RICHARD BACON COCKEY LANE -
1794  - DH#393d - Plain -
Catalog ID1789206260
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