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1/2 Penny Gustavus Adolphus - Britain Rules
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1771 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Left-facing draped bust of Gustavus Adolphus, King of Sweden, occupying the central field, rendered in low relief in the style typical of mid-18th-century British evasion tokens. The portrait features a laureate or plain head with the neckline truncation visible at the lower field. The circumferential legend reads GUSTAVUS ADOLPHUS, disposed around the upper and lower periphery of the coin. The overall design deliberately echoes the style of contemporary regal British halfpennies to serve as a circulating evasion piece, exploiting the legal loophole that prohibited only exact copies of the king's likeness. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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