United Kingdom ½ Penny, 1797
Hampshire - Portsmouth / Thomas Sharp
Information
Country
United Kingdom
United Kingdom
Currency
Conder tokens
(1787 – 1797)
Coin type
Token
Denomination
½ Penny
Year
1797
Composition
Copper
Shape
Round
Weight (g)
10
Diameter (mm)
29
Demonetized
1797
Description
½ Penny from United Kingdom. Issued in 1797. Struck in Copper. Measures 29 mm and weighs 10 g.
- Obverse
- King Nautilus, standing right (on sea chariot drawn by two sea-horses behind and to the right) with a wreath of laurel held in the right hand, while his left grasps a symbolical trident, crowning Admiral Sir John Jervis - in uniform and bare headed seated on a rock with his left arm folded across his chest, and holding a scroll in his right hand. Background of sea.
- Reverse
- Legend across seven horizontal lines
- Edge
- Plain with incuse legend
Mintage & Variants
| Date | Mintage | Comment | Frequency | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| ND (1797) | — |
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