½ Penny Kent - Canterbury / E. Pillow
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1795 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 9.34 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 430152 |
| References | DH# 8 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
A very detailed side view of Canterbury Cathedral, legend above, cypher in exergue, toothed border.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
CANTERBURY TOKEN
EP
Translation: Edward Pillow
Reverse
Crowned shield of arms of the City of Canterbury, legend around, date below,
toothed border.
Script: Latin
Lettering:
OUR KING AND COUNTRY LAWS AND TRADE
1795
Engraver: Roger Dixon
Edge
Plain with incuse lettering.
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAYABLE AT CANTERBURY + + + +
Comments
There are two similar strikes with slight die variations as follows:
* DH#9 - similar obverse but with no stop after legend;
* DH#10 - similar reverse but with stops either side of date;
(Conder p.49, 6; Pye p.13, 10; Virt p.66; Atkins p.49, 7)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1795 | DH# 8Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
PAYABLE AT CANTERBURY + + + + | 100% | ||||||||||||
| 1795 | DH# 8aRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Plain edge (not in collar) | 0% | ||||||||||||
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