Cronebane halfpenny token

Cronebane halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of a bishop (right) in mitre and cope with crozier. Legend: 'CRONEBANE HALFPENNY.' Reverse: Seated figure of a woman with legs crossed, beckoning with index finger of right hand and left arm resting on an Irish harp. A spray of foliage in the exergue. Legend: 'HIBERNIA.' Other examples of these tokens bear the name of the Associated Irish Mine Company, incorporated in 1798, wih a copper mine at Cronebane, County Wicklow.

Object Details

ID: MEC1726
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown; Droz, J.P. Soho Mint
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm