½ Penny Token (D
& H 17 - Yorkshire, Hull) |
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| Obverse - |
Laureated equestrian figure of King William III in
a toga and bearing a truncheon in his right hand. |
| Legend: |
GULIELMUS TERTIUS REX. with MDCLXXXIX in the exergue. |
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| Reverse - |
Arms of the town of Hull. (Azure [improperly argent
on the token], three ducal coronets in pale, or.) This tincture could
scarcely be shown on the token. The shield is between crossed oak
sprigs bearing acorns. |
| Legend: |
HULL HALFPENNY 1791 |
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| Edge:- PAYABLE AT THE WAREHOUSE OF IONATHAN GARTON
& CO .x. |
| Diesinker, Hancock; manufacturer, Hancock. Five
tons struck. Common. The error in the heraldic tincture is unfortunate,
but a well executed and massive token. |
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| Comments. Garton and Shackles were linen drapers in the Market
Place in Hull. |
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| The obverse is taken from the equestrian statue of William
III standing near the south end of the Market Place. It was erected by public
subscription in 1734, and was at first in a large square, but this took
up too much space, and it was replaced by a close railing with four lamps
placed around it. The statue was executed by Scheemaker. The pedestal bears
the inscription: "This statue was erected in the year 1734 to the memory
of King William III, our great deliverer." |
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| The reverse presents the Arms of the town, originally
known as Wyke-upon-Hull, and subsequently Kingstown, or Kingston-upon-Hull:
incorporated by Edward I, and made a county of itself by Henry VI. |
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| There are trifling variations in the dies used for this
token. There are also several mules. |
| Commercial Coins 1787-1804., pp. 204-205 |