1/2 Penny Imitation - Ships, Colonies and Commerce

€144,680.00
IssuerCanadian provinces
Year1835
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound
CompositionCopper
Weight6.0 g
Dimensions26.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) CCT#BL-24C, Breton His#999
Obverse descriptionA frigate sailing right with a short hull curving up to the top of a very high poop-deck. The prow joins the deck rail and the lower part of the open sprit sail joins the hull. The mainmast has no staysail. The ensign is wide with three hollows at the top and flies from a flagstaff set well forward of the stern. The exergue is small with pointed lines. The border is of straight, square-ended teeth. No beading.
Obverse script
Obverse lettering
Reverse description4 line inscription of crude lettering, unevenly spaced and misaligned, and varying in size. The ampersand has a thick, blunt upper end. The border is finely saw-toothed. No beading.
Reverse script
Reverse letteringSHIPS COLONIES & COMMERCE
EdgePlain.
Mint
MintageND (1835)  - -
Catalog ID9557005540
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