1 Penny Token

€1.00
LocationIreland
Year1800
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight14.7 g
Diameter34 mm
Thickness2.30 mm
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeEdge centre grained
Period
Reference(s)
Obverse descriptionLaureate and draped bust of George III right, with long flowing hair. The projecting laurel leaf points to the centre of the second N in PENNY
Obverse letteringONE PENNY TOKEN
Obverse script
Reverse descriptionHibernia seated right, holding a sprig of shamrock, her right hand resting on a plain (?) shield; 1800 in ex.
Reverse letteringIRELAND
Reverse script
Mint
Mintage1800  - -
Catalog ID6596586200
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