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Very Rare
½ Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Thomas Sharp
The ½ Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Thomas Sharp is a British ½ Penny issued 1797 by the Royal Mint. Composition: Copper. Weight: 10 g. Diameter: 29 mm.
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1797 |
| Denomination | ½ Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Halfpenny |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1831 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 10.000g |
| Diameter | 29.0mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Obverse
King Nautilus, standing right (on sea chariot drawn by two sea-horses behind and to the right) with a wreath of laurel held in the right hand, while his left grasps a symbolical trident, crowning Admiral Sir John Jervis - in uniform and bare headed seated on a rock with his left arm folded across his chest, and holding a scroll in his right hand. Background of sea.
Reverse
Legend across seven horizontal lines Script: Latin
Copper content
Gross troy oz
0.3215
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx)
£0.10
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