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Farthing - London Fleet Bridge / W. Wall
| Issuer | England |
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| Year | 1648-1672 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the arms of the Merchant Taylors' Company are displayed centrally in the field. A circular legend in Latin script surrounds the inner circle, identifying the issuer by name and trade. The overall composition is characteristic of mid-seventeenth-century English tradesmen's farthing tokens, with the heraldic device serving as an emblem of the issuer's guild affiliation. |
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| Obverse lettering | WILL · WALL · CAPP · MAKER · |
| Reverse description | Within a beaded inner circle, the conjoined initials W·W·M, representing the merchant Will Wall and his trade designation, are prominently displayed in the central field. A circular legend surrounds the inner circle, identifying the issuer's trading location at Fleet Bridge, London. Small ornamental stops and a star punctuate the legend, consistent with standard mid-seventeenth-century English tradesman's token typology. |
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