1/2 Penny Somerset - Bridgwater / Queen's Bays

€2.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight8.8 g
Diameter29 mm
Thickness1.3 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeIncuse legend Script: Latin
Period
Reference(s) DH#87
Obverse descriptionCastle above bridge, the arms of Bridgwater, legend around with the value.
Obverse letteringB.WATER HALFPENNY. FOR CHANGE NOT FRAUD
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionMounted dragoon left surrounded by a motto, and in exergue, the name of the cavalry regiment (2nd Dragoon Guards).
Reverse letteringPRO REGE ET PATRIA QUEENS BAYS
(Translation: For the King and Country = For the king, often, for the country always.)
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
MintageND  - c.1794 -
Catalog ID3573985330
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