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Charles I Farthing 1625-1649 AD
During the reign of Charles I , (1625-1649), farthings continued to be produced under the king's licence. In 1623 the Duke of Lennox had also become Duke of Richmond, but died a few months later. The farthing patent passed to his widow, Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox and Sir Francis Crane. The first issues of Charles I are consequently called Richmonds. The obverse shows two sceptres through a crown, and the legend CARO DG MAG BRIT - Charles, by the grace of God, of Great Britain - while the reverse shows a crowned harp and the continuing inscription FRA ET HIB REX - France and Ireland, King.
Rose farthing
Consequently, Lord Maltravers was asked to introduce a new style denomination which came to be called the Rose farthing - it was much smaller and thicker than the Maltravers, but the revolutionary development was the metal and construction of the coin; most of the coin was copper, but a small "plug" of brass was inserted into part of the coin. This made the Rose farthing an early example of a bimetallic coin and also almost impossible to counterfeit, and the production of forgeries soon ended. The obverse shows two sceptres through a crown, and the legend CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT - Charles, by the grace of God, of Great Britain - while the reverse shows a double rose and the continuing inscription FRAN ET HIB REX - France and Ireland, King. These issues have inner circles on both sides of the coin, between the legend and the design element.
During the reign of Charles I , (1625-1649), farthings continued to be produced under the king's licence. In 1623 the Duke of Lennox had also become Duke of Richmond, but died a few months later. The farthing patent passed to his widow, Frances Stewart, Duchess of Richmond and Lennox and Sir Francis Crane. The first issues of Charles I are consequently called Richmonds. The obverse shows two sceptres through a crown, and the legend CARO DG MAG BRIT - Charles, by the grace of God, of Great Britain - while the reverse shows a crowned harp and the continuing inscription FRA ET HIB REX - France and Ireland, King.
Rose farthing
Consequently, Lord Maltravers was asked to introduce a new style denomination which came to be called the Rose farthing - it was much smaller and thicker than the Maltravers, but the revolutionary development was the metal and construction of the coin; most of the coin was copper, but a small "plug" of brass was inserted into part of the coin. This made the Rose farthing an early example of a bimetallic coin and also almost impossible to counterfeit, and the production of forgeries soon ended. The obverse shows two sceptres through a crown, and the legend CAROLVS DG MAG BRIT - Charles, by the grace of God, of Great Britain - while the reverse shows a double rose and the continuing inscription FRAN ET HIB REX - France and Ireland, King. These issues have inner circles on both sides of the coin, between the legend and the design element.
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