Date: 1642-43

Description:

Rebel Money Crown; issued (from silver plate) by the Catholic Confederacy of Kilkenny from 1642-43 due to currency shortages. A large cross, vestiges of a beaded edge. A large V, small S above; large pellet below the S.

• Diameter: c. 44 mm (partial flan)
• Weight: 23.34 g

References: S. 6558; D&F 313

Well-struck on a slightly smaller flan than expected.

• Very Fine (VF) for the issue
• Extremely rare and seldom seen at auction
• Toned.

Obverse:

• A large cross, within a double circle
  • Struck on a slightly smaller flan than expected, therefore only vestiges of a beaded edge showing. Thin wire (inner) circle.

Reverse:

• Roman numeral V (denoting five shillings, or a crown) within a double circle
  
  • A large V, with small S above
  • Large pellet below the S
  • As per obverse, only a partial beaded edge showing

Country:

• Ireland

Category:

• Anglo-Norman
  • House of Stuart
• Charles I
  • Rebel Money
  • Also known as:
    • Catholic Confederacy Money
    • Emergency Money
    • Siege Money
• Hammered

Other Coins in the Series:

• The Old Currency Exchange: Checklist of Tudor & Stuart Irish Coinages

Further Reading:

• Irish Coinage during the reign of King Charles I
• Patent Farthings:
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Richmond ‘Patent’ Farthings (1625-34)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Maltravers ‘Patent’ Farthings (1634-36)
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Maltravers ‘Rose’ Farthings (1636-49)
• Emergency Issues / Siege Money / Coins of Necessity:
• O’Brien Coin Guide: Introduction to the Emergency Coinages of the Great Rebellion of 1641-49
  • Timeline 1640 – Prologue to Rebellion in Ireland & Civil War in England
  • Timeline 1641 – The Great Rebellion breaks out in Ireland
  • Timeline 1642 – The Great Rebellion in Ireland & Civil War in England
• O’Brien Coin Guide: The Ormonde Money of 1643-44
• O’Brien Rare Coin Review: The Confederate Catholic ‘Rebel Money’ Coinage of 1642-43
• O’Brien Rare Coin Review: The Ormonde Gold ‘Pistole’ of 1646
• O’Brien Rare Coin Review: Coinage of the Cities of Refuge (Bandon 1646-49)
  • Blog Post – Selected Biographies of the Great Irish Rebellion & English Civil War
  • Blog Post – The Proliferation of Unofficial Irish ‘Farthing Tokens’ in the 17th Century