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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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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the heraldic Arms of Coventry rendered within a shield occupying the central field. The shield bears an elephant and castle as its charge, the elephant shown in profile facing left, carrying a turreted castle on its back, both rendered with considerable detail. Above the shield, as a crest, a leopard passant is depicted in relief atop a wreath. The encircling legend THE ARMS OF COVENTRY arcs around the upper and lateral periphery, with the maker's attribution P KEMPSON FECIT. inscribed within the lower portion of the shield, and the date 17 97 divided across the base of the shield. |
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| Reverse lettering | THE ARMS OF COVENTRY P KEMPSON FECIT. 17 97 |
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| Mintage | 1797 - DH#288 - ~~~~ COVENTRY ~~~ TOKEN - 1797 - DH#288a - plain edge - |
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