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| Issuer | H. Hickman (Birmingham) |
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| Year | 1792 |
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| Composition | Copper |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The central field is dominated by a large, ornately interlaced cursive monogram of the letters H H, representing the issuer H. Hickman, executed in an elegant calligraphic style with interlocking flourishes. The date 1792 appears above the monogram within the legend. The peripheral inscription, reading clockwise from the lower left, states HALFPENNY BIRMINGHAM PROMISSORY, identifying this token as a promissory halfpenny issued in Birmingham. |
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| Mintage | 1792 |
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