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Farthing - Elizabeth Stuart - Queen of Bohemia Dover, Kent
| Issuer | Proprietor of 'The Queen of Bohemia' (Dover, England) |
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| Year | 1649-1672 |
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| Diameter | 15 mm |
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| Obverse description | Facing crowned bust of Elizabeth Stuart, Queen of Bohemia, depicted in a stylised, naive manner typical of mid-17th-century English provincial trade tokens. The figure is shown with a ruffled collar and rudimentary drapery, wearing a crown. The peripheral legend reads AT ◆ THE ◆ QVEENE ◆ OF, separated by lozenge stops, running clockwise around the field. |
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| Reverse description | The central field bears the issuer's initials C I.M arranged in two lines, likely representing the Christian name and surname initials of the token's proprietor, as was customary on English 17th-century tradesmen's farthings. A circular peripheral legend reads BOHEMIA ◆ IN ◆ DOVER *, separated by lozenge stops and a star stop, completing the obverse tavern or inn name. The overall die work is characteristic of the crude engraving style common to mid-Commonwealth period local tokens. |
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| Edge | Plain |
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