1/2 Penny Munster

€1.00
Location
Year1795
TypeEmergency merchant token
CompositionCopper
Weight9.88 g
Diameter28.5 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
OrientationVariable alignment ↺
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) DH#3, 9#, Atkins#3, 9#
Obverse descriptionA figure of Bryen Boiroimhe,
Obverse letteringBRYEN BOIROIMHE KING OF MUNSTER
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionShield showing an `H` and a bugle horn, ribbon at top, legend surrounds.
Reverse letteringPAYABLE * IN * DUBLIN * OR * BELFAST 1795
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1795  - PAYABLE IN DUBLIN QR  BELFAST -
1795  - PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR  BELFAST -
Catalog ID6431450620
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