Catalog
1/2 Penny - Hosterman and Etter
| Issuer | Hosterman & Etter |
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| Year | 1815 |
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| Diameter | 25.9 mm |
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| Obverse description | Laureate and draped bust of George III facing right, occupying the central field, engraved in the style associated with Thomas Halliday. The circumferential legend HALFPENNY TOKEN arcs around the upper portion of the coin, while the date 1815 is placed in the exergue below the truncation of the bust. A finely toothed border frames the entire design. |
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| Obverse lettering | HALFPENNY TOKEN 1815 |
| Reverse description | A frontal view of the Merchants Exchange Building in Halifax, Nova Scotia, rendered in fine architectural detail and occupying the central field. The structure is depicted with classical proportions characteristic of early nineteenth-century mercantile architecture. The encircling legend PAYABLE BY HOSTERMAN & ETTER • HALIFAX • runs along the periphery, separated by small punctuation stops. A toothed border frames the entire reverse design. |
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