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Wales - 1793

Farthing - (North Wales)

Obverse:

Prince of Wales, laureate bust right.

Legend:

NORTH WALES FARTHING

Size:

21.1 mm.

Edge:

Milled

Reverse:

The Prince of Wales' crest. 1793 above the crest.

Legend:

PRO BONO PUBLICO

Wales — North Wales

D & H 17 — Farthings

O: Similar, but with a triangular stop (or trefoil) between two dots after legend.

A. 16

R: The same as No. 15.

E: Milled

15, reverse: The Prince of Wales' crest, in a shield between sprigs of flowers. PRO BONO PUBLICO 1793.

See the photo above but I think the stop looks more like a heart on the obverse, but the description for 17 best fits the coin in hand to me.

Farthing - (North Wales)