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5 'Pence' Griqua Town
| Issuer | London Missionary Society |
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| Year | 1814-1816 |
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| Currency | Griqua Town Coinage (1814-1816) |
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| Reverse description | Central denomination expressed as five vertical strokes (IIIII) arranged horizontally across the field, separated above and below by a horizontal rule or thin raised line. The legend GRIQUA TOWN arcs around the denomination in two segments — GRIQUA above and TOWN below — with the lower portion struck inverted relative to the upper, a characteristic feature of this issue. All lettering is in plain serifed Roman capitals within a reeded border. |
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| Reverse lettering | GRIQUA I I I I I TOWN (inverted) |
| Edge | Obliquely reeded |
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