1 Penny Yorkshire - Sheffield / Roscoe Place

€99,262.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1812
TypeToken
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyCurrency tokens (1798-1816)
CompositionCopper
Weight16.4 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness2.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)Halliday
In circulation to
Reference(s) Withers#1045-6, Davis#141-2
Obverse descriptionA general perspective view of the Roscoe Place Works, extending to the full diameter of the token; on the foreground, to the right, H for Halliday, by whom the die was engraved. Lettering above and in exergue
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringROSCOE PLACE SHEFFIELD
Reverse descriptionA female draped figure (Britannia - presumably typical of commerce, justice, peace, and plenty), seated upon a bale of goods. Her right hand extended holds a pair of scales; her left arm, which is by her side, supports a cornucopia filled with fruit and grain; on the bale are the letters S . I . & . Co.. In the foreground lies a sword; in the extreme distance, in front of the figure, is a ship in full sail. Lettering around, date in exergue
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringONE PENNY TOKEN 1812
EdgeCentral diagonal milling \\
Mint
Mintage1812  - -
Catalog ID6485013470
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