Token
1 Farthing Limerick - Mont De Piéte (1837) — Ireland
Ireland • 1837
Overview
A copper One Farthing business token from Ireland, issued in 1837 for the Mont de Piété in Limerick. The obverse features the facade of the Mont de Piété building with the date 1837 in the exergue. The reverse displays the denomination 'ONE FARTHING' and indicates it is 'PAYABLE AT THE MONT DE PIETE'. This milled token has a plain edge, a diameter of 22mm, and was produced to provide change for small loans.
Specifications
- Country
- Ireland
- Year
- 1837
- Composition
- Copper
- Weight
- 3.9 g
- Diameter
- 22 mm
- Thickness
- 1.4 mm
- Mint
- Dublin Ireland
- Shape
- Round
- Technique
- Milled
- Issuer
- Mont de Piété
Design details
Obverse
Image: A building facade, representing the actual Mont de Piété building in Limerick. Inscription: MONT DE PIETE LIMERICK around the top, with the date 1837 in the exergue (the space at the bottom).
Reverse
Inscription: PAYABLE AT THE MONT DE PIETE around the edge. Center: The words ONE FARTHING.
Collector insights
- Series context: Part of the Trade tokens › Business tokens series — collectors typically assemble full-year date runs, so single years within an established series carry demand beyond raw mintage.
- Struck at: Dublin Ireland. Confirm the mintmark on your example before comparing prices — same-year issues from different mints often trade at very different levels.
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