1/2 Penny Kent - Feversham / J. Crow

€152,382.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions28.7 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Orientation
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#20
Obverse descriptionA ancient sloop, sailor left blowing a horn, one on the right, two busy furling the sail. The design is based on the seal of the Barons of the Cinque Ports.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringPAYABLE AT FEVERSHAM
Reverse descriptionArms combining the 3 Plantagenet lions and the 3 ships of the Cinque Ports.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCINQUE PORT HALFPENNY 1794
EdgeIncuse legend
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#20 - PAYABLE AT IOHN CROWSS COPPER SMITH X . X -
1794  - DH#20a - PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL. -
1794  - DH#20b - plain edge -
Catalog ID7256699570
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