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1/2 Penny Middlesex - Political and Social series / Tooke
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1794 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Draped bust of John Horne Tooke facing right, rendered in high relief with carefully detailed hair and cravat. The portrait occupies the central field with a plain background. The legend TRIED FOR HIGH TREASON arcs around the upper periphery, while the inscription J. H. TOOKE ESQR. appears below the bust and the date 1794 is positioned at the bottom of the field. The coin belongs to the well-known Middlesex Political and Social conder token series, commemorating Tooke's high-treason trial of 1794. |
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| Reverse script | Latin |
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| Edge | Plain |
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