Portrait of Sir Rowland Hill Facing Left with H.B. SALE.F inscribed at bottom of the portrait
Obverse lettering
. SIR ROWLAND HILL . K . C . B .
FOUNDER OF THE PENNY POSTAGE.1840
H.B.SALE.F
Obverse script
Latin
Reverse description
Inscription around a Shield (Kidderminster coat of Arms)
Reverse lettering
. BORN AT KIDDERMINSTER 1795. BURIED
IN WESTMINSTER ABBEY 1879
. STATUE UNVEILED AT KIDDERMINSTER BY THE MAVORESS MRS H.R. WILLIS
JUNE 22ND 1881
FLORET * DEO IUVANTE ARTE ET INDUSTRIA (Translation: With God`s help, it flourishes by art and industry.)
Reverse script
Latin
Engraver
H.B. Sale Ltd., Birmingham, United Kingdom (1862-date)
