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1/2 Penny Cheshire - Macclesfield / Charles Roe Copper Works
| Issuer | Charles Roe & Company, Macclesfield |
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| Year | 1789 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Central field features an ornamental interlaced cypher of 'R & Co' (Roe and Company), surmounted by a domed beehive with bees in flight around it, symbolising industry and commerce. The legend MACCLESFIELD. R & Co arcs around the upper periphery. Multiple die varieties exist within this series, differentiated by minor details of the cypher and lettering arrangement. |
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| Reverse description | A seated female allegorical figure, representing Genius or Industry, is depicted facing left in the central field; she holds the shaft of a windlass in her raised right hand and a cogwheel in her left, emblematic of the copper-works manufacturing trade. The denomination HALFPENNY arcs along the upper legend, while the date 1789 appears in the exergue below the figure. Multiple die varieties are recorded within this issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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