Britain – Halfpenny Condor Token

Country or Region: Britain

Year: 1791/1795

Created from:

Value: 1/2 Penny

Weight:

Diameter: 28 mm

Composition: Copper

Estimated Modern Value: ??

Obverse:

NUNQUAM ARESCERE

MDCCXCI

Translation:

Never Become Dry

1791

 

Reverse:

Rule Britannia

1795

 

Edge Inscription:

Payable in London

 

Mule Coins

This coin is incredibly unique due to the fact that the two sides – the Lady of Britannia and the River God – were never meant to be seen together on a single coin. According to a fellow collector’s research (the owner of the only other example of this coin I’ve found online), the coin can be considered a “mule” – a coin who’s sides were never meant to match up.

The River God is depicted leaning on an urn inscribed with the word “Clyde”, which is the name of a river in Scotland that runs through Glasgow. This coin face usually appears as the reverse side of a coin where the obverse face depicts the Arms of Glasgow with the text: “Let Glasgow Flourish”

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