© ZacUK
© ZacUK
½ Penny Norfolk – Norwich
1793 year| Copper | 10 g | 28 mm |
| Issuer | United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies) |
|---|---|
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1793 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 10 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | 1797 |
| Updated | 2024-10-09 |
| Numista | N#81438 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 90% |
Reverse
Britannia (portrayed as a helmeted, plumed and draped female figure wearing a breastplate emblazoned with the union flag) seated facing left on tea-chest; her right hand resting on a terrestrial globe, and her left arm on an anchor; a crowned lion, it's head turned facing, reclining left at her feet. Legend around, date in exergue. Toothed border
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HALFPENNY.
1793
Engraver: Thomas Wyon the Younger
Edge
Inscribed and plain varieties exist
Lettering: CURRENT EVERY WHERE ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦ ♦
Comment
Issued by Robert Campin, a haberdasher with a business in Goat Lane, Norwich, this token was probably manufactured by Peter Kempson in Birmingham, the dies engraved by Thomas Wyon.Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Token ½ Penny (Norfolk – Norwich) 1793 from United Kingdom is that it was issued during a time of severe coinage shortages in the late 18th century. The coin was minted by a private company, the Norfolk and Norwich Token Co., and was intended to serve as a substitute for the official copper coins of the time, which were in short supply. The coin's design features a crowned shield with the initials "N.N." (for Norfolk and Norwich) on one side, and a blank field on the other. Despite its status as a token coin, it was widely accepted in trade and remains a popular collector's item to this day.
