1/2 Penny Somerset - Bridgwater / I. Holloway

€150,527.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1794
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions29.3 mm
Thickness2.2 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#86, Atkins#74
Obverse descriptionFront view of a Georgian building and shopfront, legend around, date in exergue
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringI.HOLLOWAY AND SON DRAPERS &c POST OFFICE 1794
Reverse descriptionThe Armorial Bearings of the Borough of Bridgwater, being a castle tower and turrets above a bridge spanning the river Parret, with legend around
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringB.WATER HALFPENNY. FOR CHANGE NOT FRAUD
EdgeIncuse legend
Mint
Mintage1794  - DH#86 - ON DEMAND WE PROMISE TO PAY -
1794  - DH#86a - PAYABLE AT GOLDSMITHS AND SONS SUDBURY -
1794  - DH#86b - PAYABLE AT SOUTH SHIELDS AND LONDON -
1794  - DH#86c - PAYABLE AT AT THE STORE OF .++++. -
1794  - DH#86d - PAYABLE IN LONDON. The remainder engrailed -
1794  - DH#86e - Plain edge (not in collar) -
1794  - DH#86f - PAYABLE AT DALLYS CHICHESTER -
1794  - DH#86f - WILLEY SNEDSHILL BERSHAM BRADLEY -
Catalog ID6407755020
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