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Farthing - Suffolk Ipswich / Town
| Issuer | Town of Ipswich, Suffolk |
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| Year | 1670 |
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| Reference(s) | B-W#158-9, Withers#158-9, North#4352-4 |
| Obverse description | The obverse bears a three-line inscription across the field reading 'IPSWICH FARTHING' in bold raised lettering, arranged horizontally across two upper lines, with the date 1670 displayed prominently in the lower portion of the field. The legend is contained within a beaded or toothed border running along the coin's periphery. The design is entirely typographic, with no figural imagery, characteristic of the locally-issued English trade tokens of the Interregnum and Restoration period. |
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| Obverse lettering | AN IPSWICH FARTHING 1670 |
| Reverse description | The reverse displays the civic arms of Ipswich within a flat-topped heraldic shield: a lion rampant to the left occupying the dexter half, and three ship hulls (hulks) arranged vertically on the sinister half, faithfully reproducing the borough's armorial bearings. The shield is centrally placed in the field, surrounded by a beaded border. This design serves as the issuing authority's mark, identifying the token as an official municipal issue of the town of Ipswich, Suffolk. |
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