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1 Penny Staffordshire - Bilston / J. Atherton
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1813 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
Currency | Currency tokens (1798-1816) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 19.23 g |
Dimensions | 34 mm |
Thickness | 2 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round
|
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | 1817 |
Reference(s) | Withers#22, Davis#32 |
Obverse description | Central circle containing three cannonballs stacked in a triangle. Lettering around, beaded circle border |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | PAYABLE BY JAMES ATHERTON
· BILSTON · |
Reverse description | Central square containing a raised hive placed on a mound around which 7 bees swarming. Lettering around, date below, beaded circle border |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | ONE POUND NOTE FOR 240 TOKENS
· 1813 · |
Edge | Diagonal milling |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1813 - -
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Catalog ID | 8902966540 |
Comments | |