Coin
½ Penny Voce Populi (1760) — Ireland
Ireland • 1760 • KM# TTN1
Overview
A copper ½ Penny merchant token of Ireland, commonly known as the 'Voce Populi' issue, dated 1760. The obverse features a laureate portrait facing right with the Latin inscription 'VOCE POPULI' (Voice of the People). The reverse displays a seated Hibernia and the year. Produced as an emergency coinage, it also heavily circulated in the American Colonies. This specific entry corresponds to the common variant featuring large text with Boy-ish Head.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Year
- 1760
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 9.4 g
- Diameter
- 29 mm
- Shape
- Round
- References
- KM# TTN1
- Issuer
- Ireland
Design details
Obverse
A laureate portrait facing right. Script: Latin Lettering: VOCE POPULI Translation: Voice of the People
Reverse
A seated representation of Hibernia. Script: Latin Lettering: HIBERNIA 1760 Translation: Ireland
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
KM# TTN1. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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