Catalog
See full images - free registration
Continue with Google - no registration!
or register with email
Why register? Just to keep bots out of our catalog. Your email stays private - we will never share it or send you anything uninvited. We guarantee you that!
1/2 Penny Regal Imitation - George III left
| Issuer | Canadian provinces |
|---|---|
| Year | 1835 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
| Value | Log in to see details |
| Currency | Log in to see details |
| Composition | Log in to see details |
| Weight | Log in to see details |
| Diameter | Log in to see details |
| Thickness | Log in to see details |
| Shape | Log in to see details |
| Technique | Log in to see details |
| Orientation | Log in to see details |
| Engraver(s) | Log in to see details |
| In circulation to | Log in to see details |
| Reference(s) | Log in to see details |
| Obverse description | Crude bareheaded bust of King George III facing left, truncated at the shoulder, with a ribbon tied at the nape of the neck. The portrait is a rough imitation of the regal British halfpenny type, rendered in low relief with simplified facial features. No legend or inscription surrounds the effigy. The field is plain and unadorned. The overall style is characteristic of the lightweight imitation coppers that circulated widely in British North America during the early nineteenth century. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Log in to see details |
| Obverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Reverse description | A seated figure of Britannia is depicted facing left, holding a trident in her right hand and resting her left arm on a shield, closely imitating the standard British regal halfpenny reverse design. The figure sits on a rocky plinth, rendered in a coarse, simplified manner consistent with the imitation token series. No legend, inscription, or exergual text is present. The field surrounding the figure is entirely plain. The overall execution is crude and typical of the counterfeit regal coppers produced for circulation in the Canadian provinces. |
| Reverse script | Log in to see details |
| Reverse lettering | Log in to see details |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Log in to see details |
| Mintage | Log in to see details |
| Additional information | Log in to see details |