1/2 Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / John Howard

€97,996.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#57, Atkins#36, Batty#4272
Obverse descriptionBust of John Howard facing left. Legend around, toothed border
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringIOHN HOWARD. F.R.S. PHILANTHROPIST.
Reverse descriptionA female figure (Britannia) seated on a globe, facing left. A spear vertical in right hand, a shield on ground (right) on which the left arm is resting holding a palm branch. Lettering around, date in exergue, toothed border
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringRULE BRITANNIA 1795
EdgeIncuse legend and engrailed
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#57 - PAYABLE IN LONDON -
1795  - DH#57a - PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE LIVERPOOL. -
1795  - DH#57b - CURRENT EVERYWHERE -
1795  - DH#57c - milled edge -
1795  - DH#57d - PAYABLE AT I. IORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT. -
1795  - DH#57e - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID1332188330
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