1/2 Penny Middlesex - London / Corresponding Society

€108,346.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter29 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeDiagonal milling Note: varieties exist (see below)
Period
Reference(s) DH#286
Obverse descriptionThe fable of the bundle of sticks; four robed figures surrounding a bundle of sticks, legend around.
Obverse letteringLONDON CORRESPONDING SOCIETY
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionA flying dove to left with an olive branch in its beak, legend around, date below.
Reverse letteringUNITED FOR A REFORM OF PARLIAMENT * 1795 *
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#286 - milled edge -
1795  - Dh#286a - BIRMINGHAM OR IN SWANSEA -
1795  - Dh#286b - PAYABLE AT DUBLIN CORK OR BELFAST . X X . -
1795  - Dh#286c - PAYABLE AT LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL -
1795  - Dh#286d - BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH AND SWANSEA -
1795  - Dh#286e - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID3873091320
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