Date: 1643-44 Description: Ormonde Money, Crown, no stop between C and R. Probably a later copy and likely made in the early 19th century. Weight: 28.17g References: cf. S 6544; cf. DF 288; cf. KM. 64. Well-struck on a full flan Good very fine (gVF) Toned. Obverse: Crowned C·R (for Charles Rex) within a double…
![Ormonde Money, Halfcrown, small triangle between c-r, tall figures on rev., 15.10g/2h (Bull 7 [A8]; S 6545; DF 293; KM. 61). Die breaks on crown, very fine or better for issue, toned, rare. The Old Currency Exchange, Dublin, Ireland.](https://oldcurrencyexchange.com/wp-content/uploads/2019/12/ormonde-money-halfcrown-small-triangle-between-c-r-tall-figures-on-rev.-15.10g-bull-7-a8-s-6545-df-293-km.-61.jpg?w=220&h=126&crop=1)
Date: 1643-44 Description: Ormonde Money, Halfcrown, small triangle between CR. Weight: 15.10g Die breaks on crown, very fine (VF) or better for issue Toned. Rare. References: (Bull 7 [A8]; S 6545; DF 293; KM. 61) Obverse: Crowned C·R (for Charles Rex) within a double circle Variety: Small triangle (instead of dot) between CR Reverse: IIs…
Introduction: I don’t usually review books on Irish coinage but this one is an exceptional piece of work by Philip Timmins – one of Ireland’s leading experts on James II’s Gunmoney. There has, for many decades, been a lack of any indepth reference on this extensive series of fiat coinage and this book is, in…
Date: 1603-04 Description: James I Silver Shilling, First coinage, struck at the Tower Mint, London. No date but the mint mark: Bell denotes the year 1603-04. This issue of Irish shillings were of good silver but, being only three-quarters of the weight of an English shilling, they were accepted as legal tender in England and…
Date: c. 1605-06 Description: James I, second Irish coinage, Sixpence. No date, but the mint mark: Rose denotes the year 1605-06. Struck at the Tower Mint, London. Attractively toned, good fine. Weight: 2.22g Mintmark: Rose (1605/6) Reference: S.6517 Obverse: Crowned (third) bust of James I, facing right The third bust can be quickly identified via the ‘decorated…
The Killarney Bank This ‘bank’ does not appear to have ever been registered and, if the stories about are anything to go by, its lack of official registration is easily explained. The bank was run by one William Murphy – a saddler in the town of Killarney – and his notes were used as small…
Early Irish Proto-Banknotes The origins of Irish banking can be traced back as far as the 17th C in Dublin where the Dublin Guild of Goldsmiths (now the only surviving medieval guild in Dublin) issued receipts for deposits of coins. Initially the currency notes took the form of receipts issued by goldsmiths, coin exchangers and…
Introduction You may wonder what this article has to do with coins, or Ireland. The story begins during the War of the Three Kingdoms – otherwise known as the Bishops’ War in Scotland, the Great Rebellion in Ireland, and the English Civil War. After the execution of Charles I in 1649 many of his Crown…
Date: 1601-02 Description: Country: Ireland Category: Anglo-Irish House of Tudor Elizabeth I Third Irish Coinage (debased silver & copper pennies/halfpennies) Tower of London Mint Hammered Notes: The coins are known as Irish pennies. The English minted them in 1601 and 1602 and tried to introduce them as currency in Ireland, however the Irish rejected…
Date: 1679 Description: Country: Ireland Category: Charles II Token Notes: This token is interesting for a number of reasons: It was issued after the last proclamation of Charles II banning the use of such tokens. Prior to this issue, it was not uncommon for city mayors to issue tokens in their own name, though not…
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