1 Penny Cornwall - Cornish Mines

1 Penny (Cornwall - Cornish Mines) - obverse1 Penny (Cornwall - Cornish Mines) - reverse

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Features

Issuer United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
King George III (1760-1820)
Type Token
Year 1812
Value 1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency Currency tokens (1798-1816)
Composition Copper
Weight 18.4 g
Diameter 35 mm
Shape Round
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
225921
References Withers# 677,
Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 2010. The Token Book / Volume 1. British Tokens of the 17th 18th and 19th Centuries and Their Values. Galata Print Limited, Llanfyllin, Powys, Wales.
Davis# 11
William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of 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

Crowned shield of arms with supporters.

Script: Latin

Lettering: PRO REGE ET POPULO

Translation: For king and people

Reverse

Central denomination within beaded circle, legend around, date below.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
SUCCESS TO THE CORNISH MINES
PENNY PIECE
1812

Edge

Plain edge with centre diagonally milled.

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1812 

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