ca.1820' One Farthing Columbia (var)

Country: Kingdom of Great Britain
King: George IV (1820-1830) of Great Britain
Type: Trade tokens › Business token
Years: ND ca.1820-1830
Value: 1 Farthing (1/960)
Grade: AU (Damage Obv.)
Composition: Copper
Weight: 3.1 g
Diameter: 21 mm
Thickness: 1 mm
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: -

Obverse:
Bust facing right. Legend above the bust. Under, a fasces with 5 raised lines and an X at each end. Beaded border.

Lettering: COLUMBIA

Reverse:
Justice facing right, holding scales and curved sword on arm between elbow and shoulder. A shield at his feet on the right. Anepigraph and beaded border.

Edge:
Plain.

Comments:
Copper farthing-sized pieces which are commonly called "Columbia farthing tokens". They often have a single word "Columbia" as the legend. Popular opinion places the origin in Britain, possibly minted in Birmingham circa 1820-1830.
The bust on the tokens has been attributed to both the Duke of Wellington (Britain) and Simon Bolivar (Columbia). Whilst the figure on the reverse has been attributed to both Britannia and Justice.

Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/exonumi...

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