1/2 Penny R.W. Enniscorthy

€78,256.00
LocationIreland
Year1800
TypeTrade tokens › Business tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight7.55 g
Diameter28.21 mm
Thickness
ShapeRound
Technique
Orientation
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) DH#3
Obverse descriptionIn a sunken oval, a castle at right with two large flags on the towers beside the sea, six bars over the gateway with portcullis, ships in the distance
Obverse letteringPAYABLE AT THE BANK OF R.W. ENNISCORTHY
Obverse script
Reverse description`R W` in cypher, within a shield suspended from a leafless tree at right, a castle and hills in the distance
Reverse letteringA.D.1800.
Reverse script
MintSoho Mint, Handsworth, England (1788-1850)
Mintage1800  - -
Catalog ID8074166370
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