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Wexford 2, Enniscorthy (Dalton & Hamer, page 521)Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Rare (R)
2. O: A castle by the sea, having a gateway with portcullis, the latter being
formed of seven perpendicular bars, with one horizontal one running through
from side to side. Left-hand bar is disconnected and the horizontal bar
does not run through. PAYABLE AT THE BANK OF R. W. ENNISCORTHY. The N's of
ENNISCORTHY are formed thus (small upper serif at right limb of N):
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R: A monogram RW upon a shield suspended from the branch of the tree.
A. D. 1800 (Same for Nos. 1-4.)
No. 2, R.
Short identification guide:
No.1 seven vertical bars, full upper serif at right limbs of N's
No.2 seven vertical bars, small upper serif at right limbs of N's
No.3 six vertical bars, small upper serif at right limbs of N's
No.4 six vertical bars, full upper serif at right limbs of N's
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Keywordspayable at the bank of r w enniscorthy,a d 1800,rw | |
Comments about this tokenExcuse my feeble attempt at reproducing N. See also page 521. | |
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