½ Penny Kent - Sandwich / T. Bundock
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1794 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 9.96 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 56063 |
| References | DH# 39 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. James Atkins; 1892. The Tradesmen's Tokens of the Eighteenth Century. W.S. Lincoln, London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Arms combining the 3 Plantagenet lions and the 3 ships of the Cinque Ports (5 coastal towns, Hastings, New Romney, Hythe, Dover and Sandwich that had a special agreement with the crown of England).
Script: Latin
Lettering: MANUFACTURERS TRADE AND COMMERCE
Engraver: Roger Dixon
Reverse
A sailboat, 2 sailors at the bow, one at the stern, two busy with the sail, a small boat on deck. The design is based on the seal of the town of Sandwich.
Script: Latin
Lettering: SANDWICH HALFPENNY TOKEN FOR
Engraver: Roger Dixon
Edge
Incuse lettering
Note: varieties exist (see below)
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAYABLE AT THOMAS BUNDOCKS X · X · X · X
© ECapoe (CC BY)
Comments
Thomas Bundock Jnr. was a weaver and a Member of the Common Council. Manufacturer - Lutwyche.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1794) | DH# 39Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
PAYABLE AT THOMAS BUNDOCKS X · X · X · X | 100% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1794) | DH# 39aRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
PAYABLE AT LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL | 0% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1794) | DH# 39bRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
BRIGHTON CAMP HALFPENNY | 0% | ||||||||||||
| ND (1794) | DH# 39cRichard 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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