1/2 Penny Middlesex - Freemasons

€43,417.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions28.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#370
Obverse descriptionThe Freemasons` arms with legend around
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse lettering24 NOV 1790 PRINCE OF WALES ELECTED G M
(Translation: GM is Grand Master)
Reverse descriptionCupid and Masonic emblems within a triangle and legend
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringSIT LUX ET LUX FUIT WISDOM STRENGTH &BEAUTY
(Translation: Let there be light, and there was light)
EdgeInscripted
Mint
MintageND (1794)  - DH#370 - HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THE BLACK HORSE TOWER-HILL . X . -
ND (1794)  - DH#370a - MASONIC TOKEN I. SCETCHLEY FECIT 1794 X . -
ND (1794)  - DH#370b - MASONIC TOKEN I. SCETCHLEY FECIT . + . + . + . -
ND (1794)  - DH#370c - PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL. -
ND (1794)  - DH#370d - PAYABLE AT LONDON . + . + . + . + . -
ND (1794)  - DH#370e - MASONIC HALFPENNY TOKEN MDCCXCIV . X . X . X -
ND (1794)  - DH#370f - PAYABLE AT W. PARKERS OLD BIRMINGHAM WAREHOUSE. -
Catalog ID5670534630
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