Wicklow 5, Cronebane. Irish Mine Co. 1789 (Dalton & Hamer, page 524)
Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Very rare (RR)
5. O: A bishop's head in profile, and a crosier tied with a bow of ribbon, the
end of the upper one comes nearly to the foot of the Y of "HALFPENNY."
The lower ribbon not so close to the handle of crosier as in No. 4.
CRONEBANE HALFPENNY.
R: Shield of arms, crest a windlass. The bend of the handle of windlass nearly
touches the first limb of the R, the 1 in date between A and T.
ASSOCIATED IRISH MINE COMPANY. 1789. (Same as No. 4.)
E: PAYABLE AT CRONEBANE LODGE OR IN DUBLIN X
No. 5, RR.
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