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England - 1795

Chester halfpenny

Obverse:

Three castles.
The four directions E S W N

Legend:

PROMISSORY . HALFPENNY . PAYABLE . AT . *

Size:

29.2 mm.

Edge:

Plain

Reverse:

A cypher.
The feet of owl rest upon the two centre dots.

Legend:

CHESTER

Vern's Comments:

BELL

N^o 1 D&H 5

PERTH Peters, D.
   Obverse :- Three towers triple towered, one and two, and the letters E at top, W at bottom, N at left, and S at right. Legend :- PROMISSORY HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT A small ornament over the letter E at the top and a dot after each word.
   Reverse :- An ornamental cypher R & Co, surmounted by a crest, an owl. Legend: -CHESTER
   Edge :- Plain or engrailed.
Diesinker, Wyon; manufacturer, Kempson. Three cwts. struck. Common.

Comments. The cypher suggests that Roe and Co. issued this token, though Pye made no comment. The towers refer to the defences of this very ancient city, whose walls were built by the Romans.

Commercial Coins 1787-1804., p. 23

England — Cheshire

D & H 6 — Chester

Bell Pg: 23

O: Three castles.

R: A cypher.
The feet of owl rest upon the two centre dots.

E: Plain

Manufacturer-KEMPSON.

Chester halfpenny