1/2 Penny Angusshire - Dundee / Infirmary

€108,089.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1796
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions28 mm
Thickness2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Allan Wyon
In circulation to1797
Reference(s) DH#16, Atkins#12
Obverse descriptionWithin a recessed oval, a public building.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringDUNDEE HALFPENNY 1796 INFIRMARY FOUNDED 1794 I·W·I· DESIGN
Reverse descriptionDetailed view of harbour with left a merchantman three-masted sailing ship unloading alongside a quay, and a coast and rock in distance. Also on the left, just above the wharf, are two glass works cones emitting smoke. Dundee Coat of Arms (supporters of two dragons, wings elevated, their tails joined together underneath) in recessed lower oval.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringMARE ET COMMERCIUM COLIMUS. DEI DONUM
(Translation: Sea and Trade keeping God`s Gift)
EdgeEngrailed with waved line and dots interspersed
Mint
Mintage1796  - -
Catalog ID8090686650
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