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v09_1695 - SAINT HELENA ISLAND - GEORGE IV Demi-penny (Half Penny) 1821

SAINT HELENA ISLAND - GEORGE IV Demi-penny (Half Penny) 1821  AU
MONNAIES 9 (2000)
Starting price : 144.83 €
Estimate : 228.67 €
unsold lot
Type : Demi-penny (Half Penny)
Date: 1821
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 9,09 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
Coments on the condition:
Jolie patine de collection. Minuscule usure sur les mufles de lion au droit. La pièce conserve encore un peu de sa couleur originale
Catalogue references :

Obverse


Obverse legend : ANÉPIGRAPHE.
Obverse description : Armes de la Compagnie britannique des Indes Orientales avec deux lions soutenant un écu surmonté par un heaume ; le tout sur un bandeau inscrit : AUSP: REGIS & SENAT ANGLIÆ.

Reverse


Reverse legend : ST HELENA/ HALF PENNY// 1821.
Reverse description : dans une couronne formée d'une branche d'olivier et d'une branche de laurier.

Commentary


BOUTIQUE MONDE.

Historical background


SAINT HELENA ISLAND - GEORGE IV

(1820-1830)

Napoleon died on May 5, 1821 on the island of Saint Helena. It had been a British colony since 1651 after being Portuguese and Dutch. Located more than 1,800 km from the coast of Africa, it was a refueling point for boats going to South America. Napoleon was detained there between 1815 and 1821.

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