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1 Farthing - Mark Newby
| Issuer | New Jersey |
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| Year | 1663-1672 |
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| Currency | Pound |
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| Obverse description | Central effigy of King David, crowned and robed, seated and playing a harp. A distinctive brass plug or drop is applied to the crown above, serving as the authorizing counterstamp that gave these coins legal tender status in New Jersey. The regal figure is rendered in a stylized baroque manner typical of mid-17th-century Irish coinage. The legend encircles the design in the field. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Standing figure of St. Patrick in bishop's vestments, holding a transverse patriarchal cross in his left hand and raising his right hand in benediction. A church edifice appears in the distance at right, while snakes and reptiles are depicted fleeing before him to the left, referencing the legendary expulsion of serpents from Ireland. The encircling legend is positioned within the outer border of the field. |
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