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”