1/2 Penny Yorkshire - Huddersfield / East India House

€240,713.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1792-1793
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight8.53 g
Dimensions27.4 mm
Thickness1.7 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)Arnold
In circulation to
Reference(s) DH#14, 15#, Atkins#16, 17#
Obverse descriptionEast India House, the Leadenhall Street frontage, legend around.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringEAST INDIA HOUSE
Reverse descriptionCoat of arms of the Worshipful Company of Grocers: а shield with six carnation buds, two griffins on the sides, and a camel with two bales of carnations at the top.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringHALFPENNY GOD GRANT GRACE 1793
EdgeIncuse lettering
Mint
Mintage1792  - DH#14 - PAYABLE AT IOHN DOWNINGS HUDDERSFIELD. -
1793  - DH#15 - PAYABLE AT IOHN DOWNINGS HUDDERSFIELD. -
1793  - DH#15a - LONDON BRISTOL AND LIVERPOOL. -
1793  - DH#15b - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID2646753010
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