½ Penny Somerset – Bath / W. Gye obverse
Obverse
½ Penny Somerset – Bath / W. Gye reverse
Reverse
Very Rare

½ Penny Somerset – Bath / W. Gye

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
Weight9.120g
Diameter29.0mm
Thickness1.20mm
ShapeRound
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
Grade scaleUK (EF/UNC)
Obverse

Arms of the City of Bath with date below Script: Latin

Reverse

Beaded circle containing a seated female (Benevolence) right directing her messenger left to open a prison gate. In foreground are some urns, and in the sky is radiating

Copper content
Gross troy oz 0.2932
Purity unknown, melt value is approximate
Melt value (approx) £0.09

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