ca.1795 HalfPenny - Duke of York - Middlesex

Country: Middlesex, Great Britain 
Type: Token (John Wilkinson)
Year: Undated (ca. 1795)
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Grade: VF/F
Composition: Copper
Weight: 10.7 g
Diameter: 29.2 mm
Currency: Conder Token (1787-1797)
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓ (15°)
References: DH# 984

Obverse:
Elaborate uniformed profile (Prince Frederick Augustus, Duke of York) to left. Lettering around, no border

Lettering: DUKE OF YORK.

Reverse:
A woman (Fortitude) standing, facing right, leaning upon a pillar. Lettering around, no border

Lettering: GOD SEND PEACE

Edge:
Plain 

Comments:
Duke of York God Send Peace London Halfpenny. National Series London (Middlesex) copper Conder halfpenny token undated (issued around 1795).
Frederick, Duke of York and Albany (1763-1827), was the second son of the king George III, who appointed him Commander in Chief in 1795. In 1809, he resigned this appointment as result of a scandal caused by the activities of his mistress. In 1811, he was reinstated and played a great part as a backscene administrator in organising the Wellington's victories in Portugal and Spain.

Référence : DH# 984

Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces8...

Collection : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens