1/2 Penny Middlesex - Freemasons

€53,394.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.65 g
Dimensions29.51 mm
Thickness1.79 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#369
Obverse descriptionThe Freemasons` Arms,
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering* 24 Nov. 1790 PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED G.M.
Reverse descriptionA cupid and Masonic emblems within a triangle. The rays are formed of lines of dots, and do not descend below the left robe of the cupid.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT LUX ET LUX FUIT. WISDOM STRENGTH & BEAUTY
EdgePlain with lettering
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#369 - HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THE BLACK HORSE TOWER HILL -
1794  - DH#369a – MASONIC TOKEN I . SCETCHLEY FECIT 1794 -
1794  - DH#369b – PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL -
1794  - DH#369c – PAYABLE AT LONDON + . + . + . + -
1794  - DH#369d – PAYABLE LONDON OR DUBLIN. -
Catalog ID3251666700
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