½ Penny Bristol - Patent Sheathing Nail Manufactory
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1811 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 9.6 g |
| Diameter | 27.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 185976 |
| References | Withers# 479 Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 2010. The Token Book / Volume 1. 17th 18th & 19th Century Tokens and their Values. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom. William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man: To which are added tokens of over one penny value of any period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Ship sailing to the left with flag to right within inner circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PATENT SHEATHING NAIL MANUFACTORY
· BRISTOL ·
Reverse
Denomination across three horizontal lines within double inner circle, legend around.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
PAYABLE AT BRISTOL AND LONDON 1811
HALF
PENNY
TOKEN
1811
Edge
Centre grained
© apuking (CC BY-SA)
Comments
Several obverse varieties exist, with the flag to the left or right and the stern visible or not visible.
Several reverse varieties exist, with differing typeface and consequently alignment of cemtre lettering to legend around.
Variety with bold thicker reverse lettering:
© apuking
Several reverse varieties exist, with differing typeface and consequently alignment of cemtre lettering to legend around.
Variety with bold thicker reverse lettering:
© apuking
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| 1811 | 100% | ||||||||||||||
| 1811 | Variety with bold reverse lettering | 0% | |||||||||||||
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