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1/2 Penny - William III 1st issue
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1695-1698 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse lettering | GVLIELMVS TERTIVS (Translation: William the Third) |
| Reverse description | Seated figure of Britannia facing left, holding a spear upright in her left hand and an olive branch in her outstretched right hand, with a shield bearing the Union flag resting against her left side. The allegorical figure is depicted in classical drapery upon a rocky plinth. The legend BRITANNIA encircles the design, with the date of issue inscribed in the exergue below. |
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William III's copper halfpence were the first regal copper coins struck for England by the Mint following decades of privately issued tin and copper tokens that had flooded circulation under Charles II and James II. The shift back to Crown-issued copper came partly to suppress the chaotic token trade, though the new halfpence were themselves criticized almost immediately for being too easily counterfeited.
The first issue ran only four years before the dies were revised, making the 1695–1698 run a distinct and relatively short-lived type.