Great Britain - 1795

½ Penny

(D & H 26 - Norfolk, Norwich)
Obverse - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny - 1795 Reverse - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny - 1795
Obverse - A woman, probably representative of Britannia stands, hand on an anchor, facing left.
Legend, PROSPERITY TO OLD ENGLAND
Reverse - A dove with a branch in its mouth flies over a cornucopia filled to overflowing.
Legend, PEACE AND PLENTY.
Edge is marked: CURRENT EVERY WHERE and a design.
 

The wars between England and France lasted for nearly 25 years. In that time British merchants longed for normalization of trade. This token was produced by one of those merchants during a period of time when there was a shortage of small change.
D & H 26 - Peace and Plenty
O: The rev. of No. 24.
R: A dove flying, and a cornucopia. PEACE AND PLENTY.
E:
A. 27
CURRENT EVERY WHERE.