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Halfcrown: CM.6812-2007

Object information

Current Location: In storage

Maker(s)

Ruler: George III (1760-1820) (Struck in the name of)
State: Pennsylvania
Place of use: Pennsylvania

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: F. Martin Post collection.

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2007-11-19) by Post, Ritchie W.

Dating

Production date: AD 1773-10-01

Components of the work

Object composed of paper

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: State arms in rectangle upper right, denomination around each edge

  • Text: Two Shillings and Six-pence, / According to an Act of General / Assembly of PENNSYLVANIA, / passed in the 13th Year of the / Reign of his Majesty GEO. / the Third. Dated the First / Day of October, 1773. / ¶ Half-a-Crown ¶
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: View of rural landscape in rectangle with ornamental border

  • Text: Two Shillings & Six-pence // To Counterfeit is Death. / Printed by HALL and / SELLERS.
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.6812-2007
Primary reference Number: 165587
Serial: 14764
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Wednesday 15 July 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

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