1/2 Penny Norfolk – Norwich / R. Bacon

€53,235.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight9.5 g
Dimensions28.49 mm
Thickness1.89 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#12, Atkins#13
Obverse descriptionView of Norwich castle on left, bridge on right with stream below and shrubs on the bank; legend above, toothed border  Note: period touches the shrubs on bridge
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringNORWICH CASTLE.
Reverse descriptionImage of a fleece hanging by a ribbon around its belly, legend around, date below in Roman Numerals; toothed border
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringGOOD TIMES WILL COME. MDCCXCIV.
EdgePlain with incuse legend
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#12 - RICHARD BACON COCKEY LANE. -
1794  - DH#12a - PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER -
1794  - DH#12b - PAYABLE AT CHARLES HEATHS BAYMAKER COLCHESTER . X . -
1794  - DH#12c - PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF D WRIGHT & S. PALMER. -
1794  - DH#12d - CURRENT EVERY WHERE. -
1794  - DH#12e - milled edge -
1794  - DH#12f - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID1414231550
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