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1 Shilling 'Inchiquin Money' - Siege of Dublin
| Issuer | Ireland |
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| Year | 1642 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Irregular octagonal hammered silver flan with a plain, deeply concave field bearing a central double beaded inner circle enclosing a cursive inscription denoting the coin's weight in pennyweights and grains. The weight notation 'dwt' (pennyweights) and 'gr' (grains) appears in the upper portion of the central device in cursive script, with the numerals '3' and '21' below, indicating a weight of 3 pennyweights and 21 grains. A small cross or star separates elements of the inscription. The coin exhibits the characteristic crude, utilitarian style of Inchiquin siege money, struck hastily from available silver plate during the Confederate Ireland conflict of 1642. |
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| Reverse description | Irregular octagonal hammered silver flan, concave in profile, with a central double beaded circle enclosing a cursive weight inscription identical in content to the obverse. The central field displays the abbreviated weight notation in cursive lettering, reading 'dwt gr' above and '3 21' below, separated by a small ornamental point or cross device. The wide flat border outside the beaded circle is plain and unadorned, characteristic of these emergency issues produced under the authority of Murrough O'Brien, 1st Earl of Inchiquin, from silver plate. The flan shows typical surface marks and porosity consistent with the emergency production methods employed during the siege period. |
| Reverse script | Latin (cursive) |
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