Token
½ Penny Wicklow - Cronebane / Miners Arms (1789) — Ireland
Ireland • 1789 • DH# 44
Overview
A copper ½ Penny merchant token from Ireland, issued as emergency coinage in 1789. The obverse features the bust of Bishop Blaze to the right holding a crosier. The reverse depicts a shield of arms with a windlass crest. The token weighs 9.17 grams, has a diameter of 25.58 mm, and features edge lettering stating it is payable in Dublin or London.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Year
- 1789
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 9.17 g
- Diameter
- 25.58 mm
- Thickness
- 1.87 mm
- References
- DH# 44
- Issuer
- Ireland
Collector insights
- Catalogue reference: Listed as
DH# 44. Use this reference code when cross-checking auction archives, dealer inventories, and standard printed catalogues.
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