Summary
1 Penny, Issued by, Bermuda, 1793.
Minted at Soho, Birmingham.
Obverse die by Droz
Obverse Description
Lauteate bust of the King facing right; DROZ F on neck truncation; around, GEORGIVS III D G REX
Reverse Description
A three-masted sailing ship under full sail to left; land on horizon at right; above, BERMUDA; in exergue, 1793
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
The colonial agent for Bermuda, John Bridgewood, sought the production of this issue from Matthew Boulton on 8 November 1792. The coins were needed quickly so Boulton used an obverse die prepared for a hoped-for British copper coinage at least two years earlier. That die was by Droz who was no longer with the Soho Mint. The working strike coins, 81,942 pieces, were finished by 7 May 1793 with 50 bronzed and 50 copper proofs prepared a few days later.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
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Date Issued
1793 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Denomination
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Material
Copper
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Axis
06
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Classification
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Type of item
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Dimensions
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 13.543 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore vol.3 p. 22 No. 5 Remick C1 Doty, Richard The Soho Mint, p.309
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1965. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 3, West Indies.
[Book] Remick, Jerome. 1971. British Commonwealth Coins.
[Book] Doty, Richard. 1998. The Soho Mint and the Industrialization of Money.
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins