½ Penny Aylesbury - Friends for the Abolition of Slavery
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage |
| Year | 1796 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.80 g |
| Diameter | 30.00 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Issued | 1796 |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 582074 |
| References | DH# 7, 7a-c Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
Bust of King William III facing right, with "James" written underneath. Lettering around.
Note: centre of token tends to be weakly struck
Script: Latin
Lettering:
TO THE FRIENDS FOR THE ABOLITION OF SLAVERY
JAMES
Reverse
Our crossed flags with Liberty cap and rays held up on pole. Lettering around.
Note: centre of token tends to be weakly struck
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AYLESBURY TOKEN
1796
Edge
Various
Script: Latin
Comments
Edge: Milled (most common), lettered (two variants), and plain.
Variants include the following along the edges:
1) Payable at Anglelsey London or Liverpool
2) Celebrated for pure air and Seabathing
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 7Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Milled edge | |||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 7aRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Edge: Payable at Anglelsey London or Liverpool | |||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 7bRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Edge: Celebrated for pure air and Seabathing | |||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 7cRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Plain edge | |||||||||||||
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