1/2 Penny Nottinghamshire - Nottingham / Donald and Co

€180,235.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1792
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight12.49 g
Dimensions29 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#7, Atkins#3
Obverse descriptionLegend across five lines within an oval of 41 bees, further legend reading clockwise around, within toothed border, die altered A to O in Promissory.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringDONALD & Co STOCKING MANUFACTURERS WHOLESALE & RETAIL PROMISSORY HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT NOTTINGm OR
Reverse descriptionBeehive and 21 bees within a circle of 43 smaller bees, legend around within toothed border, date below, die crackrunning through Birmingham.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringNo 29 BULL STREET BIRMINGHAM 1792
EdgePlain or inscribed varieties exist
Mint
Mintage1792  - DH#7 - plain edge -
1792  - DH#7a - PAYABLE AT CLOUGHER OR IN DUBLIN -
1792  - DH#7b - BIRMINGHAM REDRUTH & SWANSEA -
Catalog ID4913038170
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