1/2 Penny Middlesex - Newgate / Symonds

€210,875.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight10.6 g
Dimensions27.5 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#396, Atkins#282
Obverse descriptionFront view of Newgate prison, gratings over the side doors have cross bars as well as upright ones, no period after date in exergue.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNEWGATE 1795
Reverse descriptionPlain design, horizontal legend across 8 lines.  Note: tail of the `&` turns up
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringPAYABLE AT THE RESIDENCE OF MESSRS SYMONDS WINTERBOTHAM RIDGWAY & HOLT
EdgeMilled
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#396 - CURRENT EVERYWHERE -
1795  - DH#396a - PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSES OF D. WRIGHT & S. PALMER . X . -
1795  - DH#396b - milled edge -
Catalog ID6802766670
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