1/2 Penny Warwickshire - Coventry / Kempson`s

€327,574.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1797
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight
Dimensions28.5 mm
Thickness3 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Peter Kempson
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#257
Obverse descriptionView of a building dominated by a large columned entrance, legend above and in exergue.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringREMAINS OF CATHERDRAL ERECTED 1043
Reverse descriptionArms of Coventry, an elephant bearing a castle on it’s back. Above the shield is a crest of a cat, stagnant, gardant.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringTHE ARMS OF COVENTRY P. KEMPSON FECIT. 17 97
EdgePlain with incuse lettering
Mint
Mintage1797  - DH#257 - COVENTRY~~~TOKEN~~~~ -
1797  - DH#257a - plain edge -
Catalog ID4537437320
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