These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.
Download this imageCreative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.
Die-engraver:
Jacobs, Benjamin
Issuer:
Skidmore, Meremoth
(Inferred)
Manufacturer:
Skidmore, John
History note: Trinity College 1250.
Image(height): 34.38 mm
Image(width): 34.33 mm
Method of acquisition: Loan (1937-08-11) by Trinity College, Cambridge
Production date: AD 1797
Reverse die cracked
Object composed of copper
Inscription present: View of the House of Commons from the Thames, engraver's name in exergue, all in milled border
Inscription present: Cap of Liberty over a coronet on a pole between a paLm-branch and cornucopia
Inscription present: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY.
Accession number: CM.TR.1565-R
Primary reference Number: 164260
Dalton & Hamer: 173
Stable URI
Owner or interested party:
The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department:
Coins and Medals
This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:
The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Penny" Web page available at: https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/164260 Accessed: 2024-12-28 08:27:05
To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:
{{cite web|url=https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/id/object/164260
|title=Penny
|author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-12-28 08:27:05|publisher=The
University of Cambridge}}
To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:
https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/api/v1/objects/object-164260
To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:
<div class="text-center">
<figure class="figure">
<img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm22/CM_TR_1565_R_281_29.jpg"
alt="Penny"
class="img-fluid" />
<figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Penny</figcaption>
</figure>
</div>
Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...
