Summary
1/2 Penny, Issued by Solomon, Dickson & Taylor, St. Helena, circa 1821
Mint not recorded
Obverse Description
At centre in script lettering, SDT; around, ONE HALFPENNY
Reverse Description
Around, PAYABLE AT ST. HELENA; at centre, BY / SOLOMON / DICKSON / AND / TAYLOR
Edge Description
Diagonal milling, ///
Significance
'According to Philip Gosse in his book St. Helena 1502-1938, 'L147 worth of halfpenny tokens (70,560) were issued and were in circulation for many years before they came to official notice, when orders were issued for there withdrawal' Vice p. 232 who goes on to suggest those orders were probably in 1834 when the Crown took over from the East India Company.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1821 AD
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Issued By
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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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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
28 mm (Outside Diameter), 8.706 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Vice 5 KM#Tn1
[Book] Vice, David. 1983. The Coinage of British West Africa & St. Helena 1684 - 1958., 227-237 Pages
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900., 999 Pages
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