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1/2 Penny Oxfordshire - Banbury / W. Rusher
Issuer | United Kingdom |
Year | 1794 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 9.94 g |
Dimensions | 29.5 mm |
Thickness | 2.0 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round
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Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
Engraver(s) | |
In circulation to | |
Reference(s) | DH#1, Atkins#2 |
Obverse description | A three-quarter facing bust of William Rusher, with longish hair and a high cravat, looking to the right, legend around. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | Wm. RUSHER HATTER BOOKSELr &
STATIONER
· BANBURY · |
Reverse description | Borough’s emblem of the sun with rays and a face in its centre enclosed in a circle, legend around. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | DEUS ·
EST · NOBIS · SOL · ET · SCUTUM · (Translation: God is to us both sun and shield) |
Edge | Plain with incuse lettering |
Mint | |
Mintage | ND (1794) - -
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Catalog ID | 4377020120 |
Comments | |