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Halfpenny - Lincolnshire Grantham / Town
| Issuer | Overseers of the Poor, Grantham |
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| Year | 1667 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny = 1⁄24 Shilling (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | The borough arms of Grantham displayed within a beaded inner circle, arranged in five rows in the pattern 3-2-3-2-1. A circular legend in Latin runs within the outer beaded border, proclaiming the token's intended redeemability. |
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| Reverse description | The town name GRANTHAM, split across two lines as GRAN / THAM, appears prominently within a beaded inner circle, with the date 1667 inscribed below. A circular legend around the outer beaded border identifies the issuing authority as the Overseers of the Poor, consistent with the civic emergency token issue. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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