1 Farthing Robert Orchard

€108,795.00
LocationUnited Kingdom
Year1803
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
CompositionCopper
Weight
Diameter21 mm
Thickness1 mm
ShapeRound
TechniqueMilled
OrientationCoin alignment ↑↓
EdgePlain
Period
Reference(s) DH#1061, Batty#441
Obverse descriptionA bearded Turk facing, left arm bent out to side, standing on dockside. With bales of merchandise (each marked with two crescents), a cask, a ship in the distance. Lettering around, toothed border
Obverse letteringMAKER OF CHOCOLATE & COCOA ON A NEW PRINCIPLE FARTHING
Obverse scriptLatin
Reverse descriptionLettering on eight lines, two top and lower curved. Toothed border
Reverse letteringROBERT ORCHARD GROCER & TEA DEALER No 34 GREEK · St SOHO LONDON WHOLESALE & RETAIL 1803
Reverse scriptLatin
Mint
Mintage1803  - -
Catalog ID9182773930
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