Obv: Ancient building, WESTMINSTER HALL BT. 1397 around, JACOBS in tiny print beneath building. Rev: A portcullis and scales between sprigs of oak and laurel, MIDLESEX PENNY around, 1797 below. Edge: I PROMISE TO PAY ON DEMAND THE BEARER ONE PENNY.
Uncirculated with light hairlines, otherwise choice brown. Penny. Scarce.
Built in 1097 by William Rufus, the son of William the Conqueror. It is known for its hammer-beam roof, which is the largest medieval timber roof in Northern Europe.