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| 裏面の説明 | The fractional denomination '1/2' is struck centrally in large numerals within the field. The two-part toponym 'GRIQUA' arches along the upper periphery and 'TOWN' is inscribed along the lower periphery in inverted orientation, reading from bottom to top, a notable feature of this emergency issue. The legends are rendered in plain capital Latin letters without additional ornament. |
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| 裏面の銘文 | GRIQUA 1/2 TOWN (inverted) |
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The London Missionary Society had no business minting coins — and legally, it didn't. These pieces were struck in Birmingham by the Soho Mint as a private trade token to address a chronic small-change shortage at Griqua Town, the mission settlement established among the Griqua people near the confluence of the Vaal and Orange Rivers. The Cape Colony's formal currency simply didn't reach that far.
The LMS issued both this half and a full penny denomination between 1814 and 1816, making them among the earliest struck tokens associated with the South African interior.