Coin

Vermont Historical Society

Name/Title

Coin

Entry/Object ID

1991.56.11

Description

Hibernia halfpenny. The obverse has a portrait bust of a person with long hair wearing a laurel wreath with the words "GEORGIVS III REX" around the edge. The reverse has a harp beneath a crown with the word, "HIBERNIA 1781", around the edge.

Acquisition

Accession

1991.56

Source or Donor

Partridge, Sanborn (1915-2013)

Acquisition Method

Gift

Mintage

Date made

1781

Place of Origin

Country

England

Continent

Europe

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Secondary Object Term

Coin

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Money

Nomenclature Class

Exchange Media

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

Dimensions

Dimension Description

Overall

Diameter

1-1/16 in

Composition

Material

Copper