1/2 Penny Lancashire - Manchester / I. Fielding

€313,948.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1792
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
Orientation
Engraver(s)Arnold
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#127, Atkins#76
Obverse descriptionEast India House, the Leadenhall Street frontage, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringEAST INDIA HOUSE
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers: а shield with six carnation buds, two griffins on the sides, and a camel with two bales of carnations at the top.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALFPENNY GOD GRANT GRACE 1792
EdgeInscripted (some partly inverted, varieties exist, see
Mint
Mintage1792  - DH#127 - PAYABLE AT I. FIELDING |- MANCHESTER -
1792  - DH#127a - LONDON BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL -
1792  - DH#127b - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID5127309700
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