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½ Penny or Obol from the Ionian Islands under British rule, 1819
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½ Penny or Obol from the Ionian Islands under British rule, 1819

1819 · striking (metalworking); copper (metal)

From the collection of Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Free to download, adapt and use — no permission needed.

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Copper coin. Obverse: Britannia to the left, seated on a rock against which a shield, holding a trident in her left hand and a branch in her right. Reverse: winged lion with the gospel in his right paw, surrounded by a bundle of arrows. Year at the bottom. Smooth edge.

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Credit line½ penny of obool uit de Ionische eilanden onder heerschappij van Groot-Brittannië, 1819. 1819. Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam. Public domain.
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