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England - 1800

Commerce Protected - Peace

Obverse
Obverse:
Laureate head of George III, right. MAY PEACE BE ESTABLISHED
Size:
20 mm.
Reverse
Reverse:
Irish crown above harp. COMMERCE PROTECTED

Vern's Comments:

In 1911 D&H considered this piece common, while by 1980 Brown lists it as RRR and doesn't make the connection to D&H. Of course this (1164) and 1165 both fit the description in Brown.

England — Middlesex

D & H 1164 — National Series - Farthings

 
O:    Laureate bust to right. MAY PEACE BE ESTABLISHED.
A. 240
R:    A naval crown above a harp. COMMERCE PROTECTED.
 
 

BHM:

AE 20 by ?
AE RRR.
BM.
 
No specific information concerning this piece has been found, but it may have been issued after the 'Irish rebellion' of 1798 which was suppressed in 1799. In 1801 the legislative Union of Great Britain and Ireland took place.
from British Historical Medals, Volume I, p. 121