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1/2 Penny - George III
| Issuer | Isle of Man |
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| Year | 1798-1813 |
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| Currency | Pound (1709-1839) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The triskelion of the Isle of Man occupies the central field, depicting three armoured legs in spurs, conjoined at the thigh and radiating symmetrically in clockwise rotation. The device is boldly struck in high relief, set against a flat, unadorned field. The peripheral Latin motto legend encircles the device, separated by a raised inner border, with the word STABIT appearing inverted at the base in accordance with the medal alignment of the dies. |
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Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint in Birmingham struck these for the Isle of Man under contract, the same operation that produced Boulton's famous "cartwheel" coinage for Britain. The Isle of Man had chronic small-change shortages throughout the late eighteenth century, and counterfeit halfpennies were rampant enough that the insular authorities turned to Boulton specifically for his steam-powered presses, which produced coins difficult enough to replicate that forgery became impractical.
The Pr#32a reference places this within Prid more's classification of Manx copper, distinguishing it from related strikings across the same date span that differ by edge treatment.