Live auction - fwo_430311 - SAINT HELENA ISLAND - GEORGE IV 1/2 Penny (Half Penny) contremarquée 1821
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| Estimate : | 300 € |
| Price : | 326 € |
| Maximum bid : | 326 € |
| End of the sale : | 01 August 2017 18:45:13 |
| bidders : | 3 bidders |
Type : 1/2 Penny (Half Penny) contremarquée
Date: 1821
Metal : copper
Diameter : 29 mm
Orientation dies : 6 h.
Weight : 8,97 g.
Edge : lisse
Rarity : R1
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
Contremarque à l’avers. Tête laurée de Napoléon Ier à gauche.
Countermark on the obverse. Laureate head of Napoleon I to the left
Countermark on the obverse. Laureate head of Napoleon I to the left
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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