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1/2 Penny Sr Bevois - North Wales
| Issuer | Private Issue (Great Britain) |
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| Year | 1795-1800 |
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| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of Sir Bevois facing right, depicted in a classical style with a cuirass or draped garment visible at the shoulder truncation. The portrait occupies the central field, rendered in moderate relief typical of late 18th-century evasion token coinage. The legend SR. BEVOIS SOUTHAMTON curves around the upper periphery, referencing the legendary figure associated with Southampton. The overall design imitates the format of contemporary regal halfpennies while deliberately misspelling or abbreviating details to evade the counterfeiting statutes. |
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| Obverse lettering | Sr. BEVOIS SOUTHAMTON |
| Reverse description | A crowned Irish harp occupies the central field, its strings finely engraved and the crown above rendered in a simple stylised form. Four six-pointed stars are evenly spaced around the periphery, interspersed with the legend. The inscriptions NORTH and WALES are divided across the field, referencing a fictitious or misleading geographic designation characteristic of evasion tokens. The composition deliberately alludes to official Irish or British coinage motifs to give the token a superficially authoritative appearance while remaining legally distinct. |
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