1/2 Penny Middlesex - Skidmore

€1.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight10.29 g
Diameter29.5 mm
Thickness1.2 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgeDiagonally milled
Period
Reference(s) DH#480
Obverse descriptionInner circle containing a register stove (ornamented fire grate), lettering around square edges. Lettering between inner and outer circle. Toothed border
Obverse letteringNO 123 HIGH HOLBORN LONDON PAYABLE AT SKIDMORES FURNISHING REPOSITORY *
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionInner circle containing two men working at anvil left, a large brickwork forge with fire therein right. 1795 in exergue below. Lettering between inner and outer circle. Toothed border
Reverse letteringMANUFACTORY · & · IRON - FOUNDRY · CLERKENWELL *
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#480 - milled edge -
1795  - DH#480a - plain edge -
Catalog ID2560046940
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