1/2 Penny Middlesex - Political and Social series / Handel

€109,177.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1791
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionBrass
Weight10.36 g
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#1023
Obverse descriptionBust of George Frederick Händel facing left, name inscribed below. Lettering around
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringI KNOW THAT MY REDEEMER LIVETH G. F. HANDEL
Reverse descriptionFour lines of inscription in the centre, of which the lower one is a date; the upper and lower lines curved. Lettering around, with symbol of four dots in a diamond shape separating beginning from end
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringBENEVOLENT CHORAL FUND INSTITUTED 1791 FOR ITS DECAY’D MEMBERS WIDOWS AND ORPHANS *
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1791  - Brass planchet -
1791  - Copper planchet -
Catalog ID8263537790
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