1/2 Penny Gloucestershire - Brimscombe Port

Issuer United Kingdom
Year 1795
Type Emergency coin
Value 1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Conder tokens (1787-1797)
Composition Copper
Weight 10.00 g
Diameter 28.82 mm
Thickness 2.06 mm
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s) John Gregory Hancock
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#60
Obverse description Barge with striped sails
Obverse script
Obverse lettering THAMES AND SEVERN CANAL MDCCXCV ----X----
Reverse description The entrance into a tunnel
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge Edge lettering
Mint
Mintage 1795 - DH#60 - PAYABLE AT BRIMSCOMBE PORT X -
1795 - DH#60a – GLAMORGAN HALFPENNY -
Numisquare ID 3584341350
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