Summary

3 Halfpence, Issued by, Jamaica, 1839
Minted by Royal Mint, London

Obverse Description

Head of the Queen facing left with plain band an fillet around hair; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:

Reverse Description

Within an oak wreath the denomination, 1 1/2; above, crown; below, 1839

Edge Description

Plain

Significance

Small parcels to the value of 25 pounds worth of 1 1/2 penny pieces were issued by the Royal Mint, London to private persons for use in various colonies including Jamaica. No record was kept of the ultimate destination of any particular parcel. As well as Jamaica these coins were also used in the West Indies, Ceylon, Mauritius, Sierra Leone and other colonies.

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