½ Penny Hampshire - Emsworth / Peace and Plenty

Features

Issuer	United Kingdom
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Year	1793
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound sterling (1158-1971)
Composition	Copper
Weight	9.53 g
Diameter	29 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	15 October 1831
Number	N# 66466
References	DH# 11 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. , Atkins# 7 James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom.

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Obverse

Female seated left, right arm upon a globe and left upon an anchor, denomination above, date in exergue.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
HALF PENNY.
1793

Reverse

Flying dove and cornucopia.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PEACE AND PLENTY.

Edge

Incuse legend

Note: varieties exist

Script: Latin

Lettering: CURRENT EVERYWHERE -·- -·- -·-

Mint

Kempson & Son, Birmingham, United Kingdom (1796-1825)

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Date	References		Frequency
Undetermined
1793	DH# 11 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	CURRENT EVERYWHERE -·- -·- -·-	100%
1793	DH# 11a Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	EAMES HOLLAND & ANDREWS PETERSFIELD.	0%
1793	DH# 11b Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE IN LONDON BRISTOL & LANCASTER.	0%
1793	DH# 11c Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE AT THE STORE OF X X X X	0%
1793	DH# 11d Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom.	PAYABLE AT LEEK STAFFORDSHIRE.	0%
1793	DH# 11e Richard 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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