1/2 Penny - Rutherford 'St John's'

Issuer Newfoundland
Year 1841
Type Emergency coin
Value 1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound
Composition Copper
Weight 9.7 g
Diameter 29.2 mm
Thickness 1.8 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Variable alignment ↺
Engraver(s) Boulton, Watt
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#NF-1B, Breton His#952
Obverse description The Rutherford family`s Coat-of-Arms.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering PER MARE PER TERRA 1841
Reverse description A hanging sheep.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering R & I.S. RUTHERFORD ST. JOHN`S * NEWFOUNDLAND *
Edge Smooth
Mint
Mintage 1841 - NF-1B1 -
1841 - NF-1B2 -
1841 - NF-1B3 -
Numisquare ID 5568621970
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