1 Penny - Luke XX

Features

Location	Ireland
Type	Trade tokens › Business tokens
Years	1818-1821
Currency	Second Irish Pound (1460-1826)
Composition	Copper
Diameter	34 mm
Thickness	2.2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Coin alignment ↑↓
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 160826
References	Withers 18# 1915 Paul Withers, Bente R. Withers; 1999. British Copper Tokens 1811-1820: Including Those of Ireland, the Isle of Man and the Channel Islands. Galata, Llanfyllin, United Kingdom. , Davis# 44 William John Davis; 1904. The Nineteenth Century Token Coinage of Great Britain, Ireland, the Channel Islands, and the Isle of Man: To which are added tokens of over one penny value of any period. Spink & Son, London, United Kingdom.

View sale offers

Obverse

Bust of George III facing right

Script: Latin

Lettering: LUKE.XX:CHAP.XXV:VER

Reverse

Crowned harp.

Script: Latin

Lettering:
IRELAND
1818

Edge

Reeded

Comments

While many tokens of the late 1700s and early1800s that were made for collectors, this coin was a tax protest coin that was meant to circulate.

Luke 20:25 "So he said to them, “Then pay to Caesar what belongs to Caesar and to God what belongs to God.”

Manage my collection

Please sign in or create an account to manage your collection.

Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC				Frequency
Undetermined
1818														75%
1821														19%

Frequencies show the percentage of Numista users who own each year or variety among all the users who own this item. Since some users own several versions, the sum may be greater than 100%.

Get this item

No member from this site currently wants to exchange it.

Numista Rarity index: 84 Search tips

This index is based on the data of Numista members collections. It ranges from 0 to 100, 0 meaning a very common coin or banknote and 100 meaning a rare coin or banknote among Numista members.