E-auction 235-159249 - fwo_331890 - UNITED KINGDOM - LUNDY ISLAND 1/2 (Half) Puffin - Île de Lundy 1929

UNITED KINGDOM - LUNDY ISLAND 1/2 (Half) Puffin - Île de Lundy 1929 MS

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Estimate :	77 €
Price :	41 €
Maximum bid :	58 €
End of the sale :	16 October 2017 16:55:30
bidders :	7 bidders

Type : 1/2 (Half) Puffin - Île de Lundy

Date: 1929

Quantity minted : 50000

Metal : bronze

Diameter : 23 mm

Orientation dies : 12 h.

Weight : 5,55 g.

Edge : en relief “LUNDY LIGHTS AND LEADS”

Catalogue references :

UNWCTn1 - Sp.7851

Obverse

Obverse legend : MARTIN . COLES . HARMAN.

Obverse description : portrait à gauche de Martin Coles Harman.

Reverse

Reverse legend : LUNDY // HALF PUFFIN.

Reverse description : macareux.

Commentary

Martin Coles Harman fait l’acquisition en 1925 de l’Île de Lundy située dans le Canal de Bristol. Il s’autoproclame roi de Lundy et en 1929 fait frapper des monnaies de 1/2 Puffin et de 1 Puffin à son effigie. Cependant, il est condamné par la justice britannique pour infraction au Coinage Act de 1870. De nouvelles monnaies ont été frappée en 1965 et 2011.

Historical background

UNITED KINGDOM - LUNDY ISLAND

Lundy is a British island located in the Celtic Sea near the Bristol Channel. In 1929, Island owner Martin Coles Harman proclaimed himself "King of Lundy". He minted and put into circulation coins with his effigy of Half Puffin and One Puffin equivalent of the Half Penny and the Penny. In 1931, Harman was sentenced for illegal issue of coins: he had to pay a fine of 5 Pounds and withdraw his coins. In addition to the original 1929 issue, other so-called fantasy issues were made in 1965, 1977 and 2011..