Skip to main content

Farthing: CM.3223-2003

An image of Farthing

Terms of use

These images are provided for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons License (BY-NC-ND). To license a high resolution version, please contact our image library who will discuss fees, terms and waivers.

Download this image

Creative commons explained - what it means, how you can use our's and other people's content.

Alternative views

Object information

Awaiting location update

Maker(s)

Issuer: Jeffery, Frederick J.

Entities

Categories

Notes

History note: From the estate of Dr David J. de Sola Rogers (1946-99).

Measurements and weight

Image(height): 37.3 mm
Image(width): 37.3 mm

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Given (2003-11-25) by Withers, Paul

Dating

Production date: AD 1966

Components of the work

Object composed of wood

Inscription or legends present

Inscription present: Legends in seven lines and around

  • Text: ILLEGAL TENDER FOR ANY AMOUNT // FIRST / SILVER FARTHING / 1279 / COPPER FARTHING / 1613 / WOODEN FARTHING / 1966 // Free List Any Year
  • Location: Obverse
  • Type: Design

Inscription present: Legends in five lines and around

  • Text: FIRST ENGLISH WOODEN FARTHING / 5,000 Only Issued By // FRED J. / JEFFERY / A. N. A. / Coins / 1966 // Melksham Wilts., G. B.
  • Location: Reverse
  • Type: Design

References and bibliographic entries

Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.3223-2003
Primary reference Number: 159250
Rogers: 1250
Stable URI

Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Friday 15 December 2023 Last processed: Friday 15 December 2023

Associated departments & institutions

Owner or interested party: The Fitzwilliam Museum
Associated department: Coins and Medals

Citation for print

This record can be cited in the Harvard Bibliographic style using the text below:

The Fitzwilliam Museum (2024) "Farthing" Web page available at: https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/159250 Accessed: 2024-11-15 04:49:08

Citation for Wikipedia

To cite this record on Wikipedia you can use this code snippet:

{{cite web|url=https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/id/object/159250 |title=Farthing |author=The Fitzwilliam Museum|accessdate=2024-11-15 04:49:08|publisher=The University of Cambridge}}

API call for this record

To call these data via our API (remember this needs to be authenticated) you can use this code snippet:

https://collection.beta.fitz.ms/api/v1/objects/object-159250

Bootstrap HTML code for reuse

To use this as a simple code embed, copy this string:

<div class="text-center">
    <figure class="figure">
        <img src="https://data.fitzmuseum.cam.ac.uk/imagestore/cm/cm19/CM_3223_2003_281_29.jpg"
        alt="Farthing"
        class="img-fluid" />
        <figcaption class="figure-caption text-info">Farthing</figcaption>
    </figure>
</div>
    

Sign up for updates

Updates about future exhibitions and displays, family activities, virtual events & news. You'll be the first to know...