Collection Highlights
Shrewsbury River, New Jersey
1859
S-229
Oil on canvas
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Museum Collections
Luce Center
Virginia half penny
Object name
Virginia half penny
Date
1773
Medium
Copper
Dimensions
diameter: 1 in. ( 2.5 cm )
Description
Obverse: George III's bust facing right. Reverse: Hannoverian arms.
Object Number
Z.3009
Marks
Struck: Obverse: "GEORGIVS III REX"
Struck: Reverse: "VIRGI/NIA 1773"
Gallery Label
England struck coins for only one of its American colonies, Virginia. By the time they arrived in Virginia the Revolution had already begun.
Due to ongoing research, information about this object is subject to change.