1/2 Penny Lancashire - Liverpool / Sailing Ship

€236,823.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1793
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight11.2 g
Dimensions28.3 mm
Thickness2.1 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)John Gregory Hancock
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#107, Atkins#58
Obverse descriptionA warship in full sail to right, legend above, crossed oak sprigs below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringLIVERPOOL HALFPENNY
Reverse descriptionCoat of Arms of the city of Liverpool (a cormorant in shield surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side), divided date below.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringDEUS NOBIS HÆC OTIA FECIT. 17 93
(Translation: God has bestowed these blessings on us)
EdgeIncuse lettering
Mint
Mintage1793  - DH#107 - PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL. -
1793  - DH#107a - PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL. -
1793  - DH#107b - diagonal milled edge -
1793  - DH#107c - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID8696474780
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