Coin: 1/2 cent

Museum number:
2-34599
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21020034599
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:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin: 1/2 cent, accession number 2-34599, described as 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

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