Coin: 1/2 cent

Museum number:

2-34600

Permalink:

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Accession number:

Acc.892

Description:

Half penny, 1864, minted in Birmingham. Obverse: VICTORIA D:G / BRITT:REG:F:D - draped bust of queen facing left, laurel in hair. Reverse: HALF CENT / NOVA SCOTIA date - Border of roses and leaves around crown

Donor:

Doe Library (UC Berkeley) and University of California Library

Collection place:

Nova Scotia, Canada

Production place:

Birmingham, West Midlands, England

Culture or time period:

British Historic

Materials:

Copper (metal)

Object type:

ethnography

Object class:

Coins (money)

Function:

7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers

Production date:

1864

Accession date:

1946

Department:

Nonnative US and Canada (except California)

Legacy documentation: