½ Penny Lancashire - Lancaster / John of Gaunt

Reverse

Shield of arms of the Borough of Lancaster (gules, a lion passant guardant or; on a chief azure, a fleur-de-lys of the second). Surrounded by legend, date below. Toothed border

NOTE: line of shield between C and A

Script: Latin

Lettering:
LANCASTER HALFPENNY
1791

Engraver: John Gregory Hancock

Edge

Plain with incuse legend

Lettering: PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOS WORSWICK & SONS ·X·

Comment

Many obverse and reverse varieties with the same year exist, DH#8-20.

John of Ghent, or Gaunt, was the fourth son of Edward III, and born at Ghent, Belgium about 1340. In the 36th year of this king's reign he "in full Parliament did gird his son John with a sword and set on his head a cap of furre, and upon the same a circle of gold and pearls, and named him Duke of Lancaster, and thereof gave to him and to his heires males of his body, and delivered him a charter." In the 50th year of the same reign the king erected Lancaster into a county palatine. John of Gaunt also held the titles of Earl of Leicester, Lincoln, and Derby, and was the High Steward of England. His son by his first wife, Blanche, became Henry V.

Interesting fact

Price

Date	Mintage	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC
1791		-	-	-	-	-	-

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