1/2 Penny - Original Bust and Harp

Issuer Lower Canada
Year 1820-1825
Type Emergency coin
Value 1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 5.6 g
Diameter 27.1 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique
Orientation Coin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#LC-60A, CCT#LC-60B, Breton His#1012
Obverse description Laureate head depicts King George IV in cuirass (body armour) facing left.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description A harp incorporating the body of a winged female facing left, date below.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering 1825
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage 1820 - LC-60B -
1825 - LC-60A1 -
1825 - LC-60A2 -
Numisquare ID 8066442050
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