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1/2 Penny Warwickshire - Birmingham / Johnson
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1793 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 9.38 g |
Dimensions | 28 mm |
Thickness | 1.2 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round
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Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | 1797 |
Reference(s) | DH#51 |
Obverse description | Figure of boy with spanner in right hand, standing facing by large screw auger in ground, legend around, date in exergue |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY
1793 |
Reverse description | Bust of Dr. Samuel Johnson in profile left, quatrefoil ornament below with two dots either side. Lettering around |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | DR. SAML. IOHNSON.
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Edge | Plain with lettering, the rest engrailed <<<< |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1793 - -
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Catalog ID | 2129176000 |
Comments | |