1/2 Penny Yorkshire – York / Clifford`s Tower

€108,349.00
IssuerUnited Kingdom
Year1795
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyConder tokens (1787-1797)
CompositionCopper
Weight10.75 g
Dimensions28.7 mm
Thickness1.8 mm
Shape and TechniqueRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1797
Reference(s) DH#63, Atkins#58
Obverse descriptionBeautiful representation of York Minster Cathedral, lettering and date below.
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringYORK · 1795
Reverse descriptionView of a Medieval scene of soldiers manning detailed castle battlements and crossing counterbalanced drawbridge.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCLIFFORD’S TOWER A·D·1100
EdgePlain with lettering
Mint
Mintage1795  - DH#63 - YORK BUILT A.M. 1223 CATHEDRAL REBUILT A.D. 1075 + -
1795  - DH#63a - PAYABLE IN DUBLIN OR LONDON -
1795  - DH#63b - PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR LIVERPOOL -
1795  - DH#63c - FEAR GOD AND HONOUR THE KING -
1795  - DH#64d - plain edge (not in collar) -
Catalog ID5631662600
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