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1/2 Penny Lancashire - Lancaster / D. Eccleston
| Issuer | Daniel Eccleston, Lancaster |
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| Year | 1794 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Daniel Eccleston facing left, rendered in high relief with finely engraved hair and coat details, occupying most of the field. The portrait is set within a broad, raised rim bearing an incuse peripheral legend reading DANIEL ECCLESTON · LANCASTER ·, the lettering sunken into the rim rather than raised from the field, a distinctive hallmark of Ponthon's engraving style for this series. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A full-rigged merchant sailing vessel dominates the centre of the field, depicted in fine detail with sails set and rigging rendered with precision, symbolising commerce. In the foreground to the lower left, a wheeled cannon and an agricultural plough are visible, representing manufacture and agriculture respectively. A horizontal ground line separates the central devices from a lower exergue-like panel containing the inscription AGRICULT. · MANUFACT. · & COMMERCE in two lines. The peripheral legend THE LANCASHIRE HALFPENNY arcs around the upper rim, with the date 1794 appearing prominently in the lower field beneath the ground line. |
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