1/2 Penny Regal Imitation - George III right, uniface

Issuer Canadian provinces
Year 1835
Type Emergency coin
Value 1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 5.9 g
Diameter 27.0 mm
Thickness
Shape Round (Blacksmith tokens)
Technique
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#BL-19
Obverse description Crude laureate bust facing right with a long nose, pointed chin, and a flat truncation. The ribbon of the chaplet has short ends and no bow. Two marks, apparently to imitate a bit of badly worn legend, appear behind the head at the top.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description Blank.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
Edge Plain
Mint
Mintage ND (1835) - Two known examples -
Numisquare ID 5806491740
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