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17th century halfpenny token issued by Bartholomew Fish, Queenhithe, London, 1667.: CM.BI.1021-R

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Titles

17th century halfpenny token issued by Bartholomew Fish, Queenhithe, London, 1667.

Maker(s)

Issuer: Fish, Bartholomew

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Notes

History note: No provenance.

Measurements and weight

Image(height): 20 mm
Image(width): 20 mm
Weight: 1.47 g

Place(s) associated

  • Queenhithe

Acquisition and important dates

Method of acquisition: Unknown (1908)

Dating

Production date: AD 1667

Note

Label text from the exhibition ‘Feast and Fast: The Art of Food in Europe, 1500–1800’, on display at The Fitzwilliam Museum from 26 November 2019 until 31 August 2020: From 1649 (the year of Charles I’s execution), thousands of tradesmen issued tokens for the penny, halfpenny, and farthing. Most were produced unofficially for individual tradesmen at the Royal Mint, and used as small change. Tokens often have designs representing the issuer’s name and/or trade. This example was made for Bartholomew Fish, a fletcher or arrow-maker, and is decorated with three fish, rather than arrows, which was a play on his surname. Tokens were made illegal in 1672, twelve years after the Restoration of the Monarchy, and replaced by officially- manufactured copper coins.

Materials used in production

Copper alloy

Techniques used in production

Milled (coinage)

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Identification numbers

Accession number: CM.BI.1021-R
Primary reference Number: 97601
Dickinson: 2203
Ordering: T17C-1165
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Audit data

Created: Saturday 6 August 2011 Updated: Tuesday 24 November 2020 Last processed: Tuesday 13 June 2023

Associated departments & institutions

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

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