Half-penny coin of Saint Helena
Also known as: Munt van een halve penny van Sint Helena
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1821
Obverse: two lions, each holding a banner, jointly lifting a helmeted coat of arms above a pennant with inscription. Reverse: year within legend and laurel wreath. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as NG-VG-1-3454; its record gives material recorded as bronze (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.49 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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- 1
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- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- bronze (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Dimensions
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.49 g · diameter 2,9 cm x gewicht (eigenschap) 9,49 g
- Measurements
- diameter 2.9 cm x weight 9.49 g
Design
- Obverse
- two lions, each holding a banner, jointly lifting a helmeted coat of arms above a pennant with inscription.
- Reverse
- year within legend and laurel wreath
Identification
- Original title
- Munt van een halve penny van Sint Helena
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- NG-VG-1-3454
- Museum classification
- coin · halve penny
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- Denomination
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- Issue or mint date
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- Material
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- Weight
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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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