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1/2 Penny Warwickshire – Birmingham / Mining and Copper Co.
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1793 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 10 g |
Dimensions | 28 mm |
Thickness | 1.8 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | DH#116 |
Obverse description | Female in classical dress seated on a rock facing right, left hand holding fasces, right hand on rock. Date in exergue |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | BIRMINGHAM MINING AND COPPER
COMPANY.
1793 |
Reverse description | A stork facing left standing upon a cornucopia |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT |
Edge | Inscribed and plain varieties exist |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1793 - DH#116 - BIRMINGHAM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON - 1793 - DH#116a - BIRM LIVERPOOL OR LONDON - 1793 - DH#116b - plain edge (not in collar) -
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Catalog ID | 7634873160 |
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