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1/2 Penny Colonel Kirk - Britons Happy Isle
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1780 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Colonel Percy Kirk facing left, with curled wig, occupying the central field. The portrait is rendered in a bold, slightly naive style characteristic of late 18th-century evasion token manufacture. The surrounding legend reads COLONEL KIRK, disposed in capital letters along the upper periphery of the coin. |
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| Obverse lettering | COLONEL KIRK |
| Reverse description | A seated figure of Britannia facing left, rendered in a style closely imitating the contemporary regal halfpenny coinage. She is depicted seated on a rock, holding a long trident upright in her left hand, with her right arm extended. A shield rests at her side. The encircling legend BRITONS HAPPY ISLE. runs around the periphery, divided by the figure, with BRITONS to the left and HAPPY ISLE. to the right. A simple ground line and stepped exergue are visible below the figure. |
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