1/2 Penny Herts - Bishops Stortford / Sir George Jackson

€56,067.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.91 g
Dimensions28.9 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)Conrad Heinrich Küchler
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#4, Atkins#4
Obverse descriptionThe Coat of Arms of Sir George Jackson with a sheldrake crest. Lettering around and on ribbon
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringSIR GEORGE JACKSON BAR : SOLE PROPRIETOR. MALO PATI QUAM FOEDAM
(Translation: I would rather suffer than be disgraced)
Reverse descriptionPerspective landscape view of the river Stort with a horse on the far bank towing a barge
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSTORT NAVIGATION SOURCE OF TRADE. 1795
EdgeIncuse legend
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#4 - PAYABLE AT BISHOPS STORTFORD - 85 254
1795  - DH#4a - PAYABLE AT BISHOPS STORTFORD & CO. -
1795  - DH#4b - plain edge -
Catalog ID2763898380
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