Summary

1/2 Penny, Issued by Isle of Man, 1798
Minted by Soho Mint, Birmingham

Obverse Description

Laureate and draped bust of the king facing right; around incuse on broad raised rim, GEORGIUS III. D: G. REX. 1798

Reverse Description

At centre, triskelis: three legs joined at the upper part of the thigh, flexed, garnished and spurred; around incuse on broad raised rim, QVOCVNQVE IECERIS STABIT (wherever you throw it, it will stand)

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Struck at Matthew Boulton's Soho Mint, Birmingham from dies by Conrad Kuchler. The design is based on the 1797 British issue.

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