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token
Object Type
token
Museum number
1855,1004.514
Denomination
halfpenny
Description
Alloy token with an inscribed edge.
(whole)
A figure of Hope standing, leaning on an anchor. Date in a sectioned-off part underneath (Ex.). Legend inscription at sides and top.
(obverse)
Shield of arms of the United States of America with half of it filled with vertical lines and half with stars topped with crest of a a bald eagle holding a branch with one foot and a bundle of arms with the other. Legend inscription all around with the date at the bottom separated into two by the bottom of the shield.
(reverse)
Production date
1795
Production place
Issued in:
Dublin (city)
Materials
alloy
Type series
Irish Token
Dimensions
Weight:
7.550 grammes
$Inscriptions
Bibliographic references
Dalton & Hamer / The Provincial Token Coinage of the Eighteenth Century
(9, p.460)
Location
Not on display
Subjects
allegory/personification
anchor
heraldry
bird
plant
arms/armour
Associated names
Representation of:
Hope
Associated places
Emblem of:
United States of America
Acquisition name
Purchased from:
Harry Osborn Cureton
Previous owner
Previous owner/ex-collection:
James Conder
Acquisition date
1855
Department
Money and Medals
Registration number
1855,1004.514
Additional IDs
Miscellaneous number:
Cond. 233-151
(old catalogue no.)