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½ Penny Lancashire - Liverpool / Bishop Blaize
The ½ Penny Lancashire - Liverpool / Bishop Blaize is a British ½ Penny issued 1793 by the Royal Mint. Composition: Copper.
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1793 |
| Denomination | ½ Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Halfpenny |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1831 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Shape | Round |
| Grade scale | UK (EF/UNC) |
Shield of arms of Liverpool, a cormorant surmounted by another, both holding seaweed in beaks, with bulrushes either side, legend around, divided date in exergue. Script: Latin
Standing figure of Bishop Blaize (patron saint of woolcombers) holding a wool comb in his left hand and a book in his right, with a lamb at his feet and legend around. Script: Latin