1/2 Penny British Copper Company - Mercury

€1.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1809-1810
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyCurrency tokens (1798-1816)
CompositionCopper
Weight8.49 g
Dimensions28.9 mm
Thickness1.6 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Withers#630/3
Obverse descriptionHead of Mercury left, wearing a winged petasus, a caduceus behind the shoulder.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse descriptionBritannia seated left, holding olive branch and trident, a union shield at her side, BCC on the ground below; all -within an oak-wreath with 17 leaves on the left, 18 on the right: 18 acorns, 9 on each side; the the centre and right prong of the trident touches a leaf. An acorn on a long stalk touches the baseline beneath Britannia`s foot.
Reverse script
Reverse lettering
EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1809-1810)  - W#630 -
ND (1809-1810)  - W#633 -
Catalog ID7596454610
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