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Copper Bust Right
| Issuer | Vermont, Republic of |
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| Year | 1788 |
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of a figure facing right, generally interpreted as a stylized portrait reminiscent of George III, occupying the central field. The effigy features a laureate head with ribbon ties visible at the neck, rendered in a somewhat crude provincial style characteristic of early American coppers. The circular legend VERMON. AUCTORI arcs around the periphery, abbreviated from the full Latin phrase denoting the authority of Vermont. The overall engraving is bold but irregular, reflecting the hand-cut dies used by private contractors producing Vermont coinage. |
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| Reverse description | A seated female figure, representing Britannia, is depicted facing left in the central field, holding a staff or scepter in her right hand and resting against a shield at her left side. The figure is rendered in a loose adaptation of the contemporary British halfpenny type, consistent with the imitative nature of Vermont's early copper coinage. The date 1788 appears in the exergue below the figure. The peripheral legend ET LIB* * INDE arcs around the design, abbreviated from the Latin motto for Independence and Liberty. The engraving is characteristic of the rough, provincial die-cutting typical of late 18th-century American state coppers. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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