½ Penny Somerset - Bath / John Howard obverse
Obverse
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / John Howard reverse
Reverse
Very Rare

½ Penny Somerset - Bath / John Howard

CountryUK Year1794 Denom½ Penny MintRoyal Mint MetalCopper Melt ~£0.09
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Country🇬🇧 United Kingdom
Year1794
Denomination½ Penny
Face value1p
MintRoyal Mint · Llantrisant
CirculationCirculating
Demonetised1831
CompositionCopper
Weight9.130g
Diameter28.2mm
Thickness1.20mm
ShapeRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Grade scaleUK (EF/UNC)
Obverse

Bust of John Howard in profile to left, legend around, toothed border. Script: Latin

Reverse

Beaded circle containing a female (Benevolence) seated on an urn right. Left arm has a laurel branch resting on it. Right hand raised in pointing to a barred window, directing her messenger left. He is a semi-nude figure with flowing scarf, running towards the prison to open a gate, holding a key in his raised right hand. In foreground are some urns, and in the sky is radiating

Copper content
Gross troy oz 0.2935
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx) £0.09
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