Coins of British America
The coins of British America were issued in 1688 and in between 1722 and 1724
1688 coinage
This coin depicts King James II of England on a horse on the obverse, and crowned shields on the reverse.
William Wood's coinage
The Rosa Americana halfpenny
This issue is also known as the Rosa Americana (Latin for American Rose) coinage. These coins depict a laureated portrait of King George I of Great Britain facing right on the obverse. The Halfpenny and 1 Penny depict a rose right in the centre of the reverse, whereas the Twopence depicts a crowned rose on the reverse.
The 1 Penny also exists with a crowned rose depicted on the reverse dated 1723.
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