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1 Farthing - Youghal Refuge
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1646-1649 |
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| Weight | 0.7 g |
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| Obverse description | Within a roughly square hammered flan, the initials 'YT' (for Youghal Town) appear in the central field, separated by a pellet ornament. The design is enclosed by a border of pellets arranged in a circle, with a small bird device positioned above the lettering, serving as a municipal badge or issuer's mark. The execution is characteristic of the crude emergency coinage of the Irish Confederate Wars period, with considerable die-crudeness and surface irregularity typical of refuge issues. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Within a double dotted inner circle, a schematic galley or ship is depicted in profile, rendered in the primitive style typical of mid-seventeenth century Irish emergency coinage. The vessel, a heraldic galley with mast and sail suggested by the design, occupies the central field and serves as the principal device identifying the Youghal refuge issue. The overall execution is rough and irregular, consistent with the improvised nature of this emergency farthing struck during the Confederate Wars. |
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