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Country: Leeds, Yorkshire - England
Type: Conder Tokens (1787-1797)
Year: 1793
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Grade: VF/XF (Damage on reverse)
Composition: Copper
Weight: 11.3 g
Diameter: 28.5 mm (2 mm)
Shape: Round
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: DH# 31
Obverse:
Head and shoulders bust of Bishop Blaze with a long beard and wearing a miter, viewed from right side holding a wool comb. Lettering around, beaded border.
Lettering: SUCCESS TO THE YORKSHIRE WOOLLEN MANUFACTORY
Reverse:
Aerial long perspective exterior view of large building with columns (Leeds Cloth Hall), with other houses in the distance and a hill on right. Lettering around, date in exergue, beaded border.
Lettering:
LEEDS HALFPENNY
1793
Edge:
Plain with lettering.
Lettering: PAYABLE AT H. BROWNBILLS SILVERSMITH.
Comments:
Henry Brownbill’s Leeds (Yorkshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1793.
The reverse of this token is considered one of the best works in perspective in the entire Conder series.
Bishop Blaize is the patron saint of woolcombers.
Riferimento : DH# 31
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...
Collezione : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens