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1 Penny - George III John McTurk
| Issuer | John McTurk (Isle of Man) |
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| Year | 1830 |
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| Diameter | 34 mm |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing a centrally positioned two-line inscription FOR PUBLICK ACCOMMODATION arranged across the die, with ornamental cross or floral stops flanking the legend on either side. The text is rendered in bold capital letters in the Latin script, characteristic of Manx emergency and tradesmen's token issues of the early nineteenth century. The overall design is typographic in character, with no figurative device, emphasising the token's utilitarian commercial purpose. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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John McTurk operated as a merchant in Ramsey, Isle of Man, and issued this token during a period when official copper coinage on the island was chronically short. The Isle of Man had no mint of its own, and shipments from the Royal Mint were irregular enough that local traders routinely plugged the gap with private issues. McTurk's token circulated as functional small change rather than as any kind of promotional piece.
Struck in brass rather than the more conventional copper, which distinguishes it immediately from most contemporary Manx merchant tokens.