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1/2 Penny Somerset - Bristol / Hawkins Bird
| Issuer | Hawkins Bird, Wine Street, Bristol |
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| Year | 1793 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse lettering | ONE HALFPENNY HAWKINS BIRD. WINE STREET No2 BRISTOL. |
| Reverse description | Central device presenting a frontal elevation of the East India Company warehouse in Bristol, depicted as a substantial multi-bay neoclassical building with regularly spaced windows and a central entrance. The date 1793 appears in the exergue below the building. The surrounding circular legend reads PAYABLE AT THE INDIA TEA WAREHOUSE, contained within a toothed border at the rim. |
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| Mintage | 1793 - DH#89 - diagonally milled - 1793 - DH#89a - nearly upright milling - 1793 - DH#89b - plain edge - |
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