1/2 Penny Lancashire - Lancaster / John of Gaunt

€2.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.05 g
Dimensions28.81 mm
Thickness1.76 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)John Gregory Hancock
In circulation to1797
Reference(s) DH#41
Obverse descriptionBust of John of Gaunt in robes and ducal coronet left, surrounded by legend with star below. Toothed border
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOHN OF GAUNT DUKE OF LANCASTER· *
Reverse descriptionArms of the Borough of Lancaster (gules, a lion passant guardant or; on a chief azure, a fleur-de-lys of the second). Surrounded by legend, date below. Toothed border
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLANCASTER HALFPENNY. 1794
EdgeVarious
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#41 - PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL -
1794  - DH#41a - PAYABLE AT W. GYE`S PRINTER BATH -
1794  - DH#41b - PAYABLE AT W. PARKER`S OLD BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE -
1794  - DH#41c - PAYABLE IN CHANDOS STREET COVENT GARDEN -
1794  - DH#41d - PAYABLE IN SUFFOLK STREET HAYMARKET -
1794  - DH#41e - PAYABLE BY W. FUGGINS GOUDHURST -
1794  - DH#41f - plain -
Catalog ID2982154010
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