1 Penny - Somerset - Bath M. Lamb & Son
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| King |
George III (1760-1820)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1794 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 21.3 g |
| Diameter | 29.5 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Number | N# 504216 |
| References | DH# 8 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Camel, bridled, walking left under radiating sky, carrying load on its back; star in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering: TEAS COFFEE SPICES & SUGARS.
Reverse
View of the Old East India House, date below and legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering:
M. LAMBE & SON TEA-DEALERS & GROCERS BATH *
INDIA HOUSE
1794
Edge
Incuse legend
Script: Latin
Lettering: WE PROMISE TO PAY ONE PENNY ON DEMAND.
Comments
Much rarer than the halfpenny type. Struck with the same dies on a doubly thick flan.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1794 | |||||||||||||||
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