1/2 Penny Middlesex - Skidmore`s / Louis XVI and M. Antoinette

€319,957.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight10.2 g
Dimensions29.8 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Skidmore, Sons
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#513, Atkins#393
Obverse descriptionOblique view of a guillotine with building to the left background, denomination above.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringHALFPENNY.
Reverse descriptionConjoined busts of King Louis XVI & Queen Marie Antoinette of France facing right, dividing date, legend around.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringLOUIS. XVI ET. M. ANTOINETTE. ROI ET REINE DE FRANCE 17 95
(Translation: Louis the Sixteenth and Marie Antoinette King and Queen of France)
EdgeDiagonal reeding
Mint
Mintage1795  - -
Catalog ID6014730860
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