1 Farthing - Richard Rich of Colchester
Features
| Issuer |
England
(United Kingdom)  |
|---|---|
| Lord |
Oliver Cromwell (1653-1658)
|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1656 |
| Value | 1 Farthing (1⁄960) |
| Currency | English Trade Tokens (1648-72) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Diameter | 16.3 mm |
| Shape | Round (irregular) |
| Issued | 1656 |
| Demonetized | 15 October 1831 |
| Number | N# 563384 |
| References | B-W# 144 William Boyne, George Charles Williamson (ed.). Trade Tokens Issued in the Seventeenth Century in England, Wales and Ireland, by corporations, merchants, tradesmen, etc.. Elliot Stock, London, United Kingdom (2 volumes). |
Obverse
Lion rampant facing left, 5-pointed star above head.
Script: Latin
Lettering: RICHARD · RICH
Reverse
Conjoined 'R' intials, 5-pointed star atop.
Script: Latin
Lettering: OF · COLCHESTER · 1656
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
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