½ Penny Sussex - Hastings
Features
| Issuer |
United Kingdom
 |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1794 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1158-1971) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.5 g |
| Diameter | 19 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 92393 |
| References | DH# 26 Richard Dalton, Samuel H. Hamer; 1918. The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century. Davisson's Ltd., London, United Kingdom. |
Obverse
A sloop sailing left, sprigs of leaves below, legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering: SUCCESS & SAFETY ATTEND THE ENDEAVOUR
Reverse
Shield of arms of Hastings between sprigs of palm and laurel, date in exergue
Script: Latin
Lettering:
HASTINGS HALFPENNY
1794
Edge
Plain
Comments
Hastings was one of the towns of the Cinque Ports Confederation.
Other varieties exist (DH#24, DH#25)
Other varieties exist (DH#24, DH#25)
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| 1794 | |||||||||||||||
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Numista Rarity index: 90
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