Wicklow 31, Cronebane. Irish Mine Co. 1789 (Dalton & Hamer, page 528)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Rare (R)
31. O: A bishop's head in profile, and a crosier tied with a bow of ribbon.
CRONEBANE HALFPENNY. The crosier is quite different to any others,
being plain at the end, and the ribbons hang on either side of the handle.
R: Shield of arms, crest a windlass. ASSOCIATED IRISH MINE COMPANY. 1789.
The handle is farther from the legend, and top of the 1 in date comes to
the middle of the T.
E: PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE LODGE OR IN DUBLIN X
No. 31, R.
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