1890/70
Jewel & Medal Collection - Worcestershire Museum of Freemasonry
Masonic Halfpenny Token. East Grinstead 1795
Date:- 1795 - Classification:- Token/ Penny; Miscellaneous
Country of Origin:- England -
Description
Rarer than the ordinary types, and was a trade token.ere. Supporters, two beavers proper. Motto on ribbon beneath the shield, “Amor Honor Et Justitia.” Legend, “Pro Bono Publico.” Edge payable at J. and H. Doorman. Copper and bronze. Size 18.
Rarer than the ordinary types, and was a trade token.
Obverse.—J.H.B. in a cypher below a pair of scales. Legend, “East Grimstead Half-penny, 1795.”
REVERSE—A shield bearing on a field gules; a chevron between three castles argent; on the chevron a pair of compasses extended. Crest, a dove proper on a sphere. Supporters, two beavers proper. Motto on ribbon beneath the shield, “Amor Honor Et Justitia.” Legend, “Pro Bono Publico.” Edge payable at J. and H. Doorman. Copper and bronze. Size 18.
