1/2 Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson`s

€326,967.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1797
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions28.5 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Peter Kempson
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#267, Atkins#231
Obverse descriptionView of large building with tree standing in foreground, legend above, lettering and date in exergue.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringWHITE FRIARS FOUNDED 1342
Reverse descriptionArms of Coventry, an elephant bearing a castle on it’s back. Above the shield is the crest of a cat, stagnant, gardant.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTHE ARMS OF COVENTRY P KEMPSON FECIT 17 97
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1797  - DH#267 - ~~~ COVENTRY TOKEN ~~~ -
1797  - DH#267a - plain edge -
Catalog ID4624851390
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