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1/2 Penny - Copper 'Draped Bust Left'
| Issuer | State of Connecticut |
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| Year | 1786 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A seated female figure, representing Liberty, is depicted facing right in the central field, holding a spray of olive or laurel in her left hand and a long staff or scepter in her right. She is rendered in flowing classical robes and seated upon a rocky or draped base. The date 1786 appears in the lower exergue. The surrounding legend INDE: ET. LIB. — abbreviated from 'Independentia et Libertas' (Independence and Liberty) — flanks the figure on left and right respectively. A toothed border frames the reverse. |
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| Reverse lettering | INDE: ET. LIB. 1786 |
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