1/2 Penny Cronebane - Associated Irish Mine Company Wicklow

€1.00
IssuerIreland
Year1789
TypeEmergency coin
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder Tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9 g
Dimensions25.5 mm
Thickness1.5 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#12
Obverse descriptionBust of Saint Patrick to right, wearing miter and bearing crosier
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringCRONEBANE HALFPENNY
Reverse descriptionDividing date, arms of the company : `Vert on a chevron argent, between two shovels, in saltire chief, and a bugle-horn in base, three pickaxes; crest, a windlass.`
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringASSOCIATED IRISH MINE COMPANY
EdgeLettering: X PAYABLE
Mint
Mintage1789  - -
Catalog ID5535899890
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