Halfpenny for Saint Helena of the English East India Company (EIC), 1821
Also known as: Halfpenny voor St. Helena van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), 1821
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1821
Copper coin. Obverse: coat of arms of the EIC, surmounted by a crest, held by two lions standing on a scroll bearing an inscription, each holding an arrow with an attached flag in their paw.
Reverse: year between two tied branches. Above it, country indication, and below it, value indication: halfpenny. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5130; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.22 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
Evidence at a glance
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- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.22 g · diameter 2,9 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 9,22 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.22 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms of the EIC, surmounted by a crest, held by two lions standing on a scroll bearing an inscription, each holding an arrow with an attached flag in their paw.
- Reverse
- year between two tied branches. Above it, country indication, and below it, value indication: halfpenny. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Halfpenny voor St. Helena van de Engelse Oostindische Compagnie (EIC), 1821
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5130
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Mint or printer
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- Mint or printer mark
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- Catalogue reference
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Catalogue references
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