Catalogue information

LastDodo number
5194087
Area
Tokens / Medals
Title
Lundy 0.5 Puffin 1929 (Bronze - Normal)
Publisher
Country
Year
1929
Collection / set
Material
Weight
Variety / overstrike
Obverse
A portrait facing left with “MARTIN COLES HARMAN 1929” written in a circle
Reverse
A depiction of a Puffin’s head facing left with “LUNDY HALF PUFFIN” written in a circle
Privy mark
Mint mark
Designer
Engraver
Dimensions / Diameter
23
Number
Details
Lundy, 1/2 Puffin, A.D. 1929, Token Coin, Bronze, Normal. The coin's technical description: Lundy is the largest island in the Bristol Channel, lying 19 km off the coast of Devon, England. There was a self proclaimed Kingdom in Lundy from A.D. 1924 until A.D. 1969 Ruler: King George V (1910-1936) Obverse: A portrait facing left with “MARTIN COLES HARMAN 1929” written in a circle Reverse: A depiction of a Puffin’s head facing left with “LUNDY HALF PUFFIN” written in a circle X # According to Krause Catalogue: Tn1 Mintage: 50,000 Metal: Bronze Composition: Unknown Quality: Normal Edge: Plain with the lettering “LUNDY LIGHTS AND LEADS” Shape: Circular Diameter: 23 mm Thickness: 2 mm Mass: 5.55 g Alignment: Medal Turn Mint: Birmingham Mint, originally known as Heaton's Mint