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1/2 Penny - King George III Copper Company of Upper Canada; Pattern
Issuer | Upper Canada (Canadian provinces) |
Year | 1794 |
Type | Patterns |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Pound |
Composition | Silver |
Weight | 12.8 g |
Dimensions | 28.9 mm |
Thickness | |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | Noel-Alexander Ponthon |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | Ch#PF-5B |
Obverse description | Lettering detailing issuer in Circle, with denomination around. Dot below. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | ONE HALF PENNY
COPPER
COMPANY
OF UPPER
CANADA |
Reverse description | Water God, depicted as an allegory similar to Poseidon, laying with lettering around and date below. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | FERTILITATEM DIVITAS QUE
CIRCUMFERREMUS
1794 (Translation: FERTILITY DIVIDED BY CIRCUMFERENCE) |
Edge | Plain |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1794 - - 1794 - Restrike -
|
Catalog ID | 3758709030 |
Comments | |