½ Penny Lothian - Edinburgh / St Andrew
© ZacUK
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1796 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 11.1 g |
| Diameter | 29 mm |
| Thickness | 1.2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 79298 |
| References | DH# 49a Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
St Andrew standing, head right, holding saltire cross, flanked by thistles. Lettering around, date below in exergue, toothed border
Script: Latin
Lettering:
NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT.
1796
Translation: No one "cuts" (attacks) me with impunity
Reverse
The Arms of Edinburgh (shield with Edinburgh castle walls, anchor and rope above), thistle wreath below. Lettering around, toothed border
Script: Latin
Lettering: EDINBURGH HALFPENNY
Edge
Plain with lettering
Script: Latin
Lettering: PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL
Comments
This has the fictitious date 1796 and is sometimes changed to a more contemporaneously plausible 1792 date.
Listed in DH as a counterfeit.
'Nemo me impune lacessit' was the Latin motto of the Royal Stuart dynasty of Scotland, from at least the reign of James VI when it appeared on the reverse side of merk coins minted in 1578 and 1580.
On the Coat of Arms: The castle represents Edinburgh Castle (historically known as the "Castle of the Maidens"), and is Edinburgh's principal landmark. The crest, an anchor, represents the Lord Provost's position as Admiral of the Firth of Forth.
Listed in DH as a counterfeit.
'Nemo me impune lacessit' was the Latin motto of the Royal Stuart dynasty of Scotland, from at least the reign of James VI when it appeared on the reverse side of merk coins minted in 1578 and 1580.
On the Coat of Arms: The castle represents Edinburgh Castle (historically known as the "Castle of the Maidens"), and is Edinburgh's principal landmark. The crest, an anchor, represents the Lord Provost's position as Admiral of the Firth of Forth.
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | References | Frequency | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 49Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF THOMAS CLACKE · X X · | 55% | ||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 49aRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL | 18% | ||||||||||||
| 1796 | DH# 49bRichard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
plain edge | 18% | ||||||||||||
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