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1/2 Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson's
| Issuer | Peter Kempson |
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| Year | 1797 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | A finely detailed three-quarter perspective view of Ford's Hospital, a Tudor timber-framed almshouse in Coventry, fills the coin's field. The building is depicted with characteristic late-medieval architectural elements including multiple gabled dormers with ornate carved bargeboards, leaded lancet windows, a central arched entrance doorway, and a prominent projecting upper storey. The legend FORD'S HOSPITAL arcs along the upper periphery, while the foundation date FOUNDED / 1529 appears in two lines along the lower field. The engraving is executed with exceptional precision and fine relief detail, characteristic of Peter Kempson's Birmingham workshop. |
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| Obverse lettering | FORD'S HOSPITAL FOUNDED 1529 |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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