Halfpenny token, Dundee, 1796

Cast of a halfpenny token, Dundee, 1796. The obverse depicts a sailing vessel and a quay (the arms of Dundee). Legend: MARE ET COMMERCIUM COLIMUS'. Below: 'DEI DONUM', . Reverse: Dundee Infirmary. Legend: 'DUNDEE HALFPENNY'. Below: 'INFIRMARY FOUNDED 1794 F. W. I.DESIGN'. Two casts obverse and reverse, mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.

Object Details

ID: SEC0356
Type: Coin cast
Display location: Not on display
Date made: 1796
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 4 mm x 28 mm