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Cronebane halfpenny token
Cronebane halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of a bishop (right) in mitre and cope with crozier. Legend: 'CRONEBANE HALFPENNY.' Reverse: Seated figure of a woman with legs crossed, beckoning with index finger of right hand and left arm resting on an Irish harp. A spray of foliage in the exergue. Legend: 'HIBERNIA.' Other examples of these tokens bear the name of the Associated Irish Mine Company, incorporated in 1798, wih a copper mine at Cronebane, County Wicklow.
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Object details
| ID: | MEC1726 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown; Droz, J.P. Soho Mint |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |