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1/2 Penny Middlesex - Fowler`s Whale Fishery
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1794 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | |
Dimensions | 29 mm |
Thickness | 1.2 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round
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Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | DH#306 |
Obverse description | Bust of Neptune with trident over right shoulder. Lettering above, toothed border |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | HALFPENNY. |
Reverse description | Whale fishing scene, four men in a small boat harpooning whales by hand. Surrounded by lettering, date below in exergue |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | PAYABLE AT I· FOWLERs LONDON·
WHALE FISHERY
1794 |
Edge | Plain |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1794 - -
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Catalog ID | 6370459580 |
Comments | |