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Very Rare
½ Penny Somerset - Bath / John Howard
The ½ Penny Somerset - Bath / John Howard is a British ½ Penny issued 1794 by the Royal Mint. Composition: Copper. Weight: 9.13 g. Diameter: 28.2 mm.
| Country | 🇬🇧 United Kingdom |
| Year | 1794 |
| Denomination | ½ Penny |
| Face value | 1p |
| Mint | Royal Mint · Llantrisant |
| Series | Halfpenny |
| Circulation | Circulating |
| Demonetised | 1831 |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 9.130g |
| Diameter | 28.2mm |
| Thickness | 1.20mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Grade scale | UK (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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