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Name or Denominations
1 Farthing (1⁄960)
Issuer
United Kingdom (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Ruler
NA
Year of Minting
1795
Currency
Pound sterling (1158-1970)
Shape
Round
Rarity
Ultra rare
Weight
2.41 g
Diameter
19.86 mm
Thickness
1.16 mm
Material
Copper
Shape
Round
Edge Type
Plain
Technique
Milled
Front design
Legend on four lines in centre and around edge
Back design
A crowned figure (George III?) holding a raised sceptre in right hand, riding to left on a bull with an ass's head
Year of Minting
1795
Ruler
NA
Mint location
NA
Mint mark
NA
Orientation
Medal alignment ↑↑
Inscriptions
Obverse: ADVOCATES FOR THE RIGHTS OF MAN THOS SPENCE SIR THOS MORE THOS PAINE 1795 Reverse: AM I NOT THINE ASS
Context
Thomas Spence was a reformer who rarely missed an opportunity to attack the politics of the day and spent some time in prison for his efforts. Spence may have been the first English person to speak of 'the rights of man'.
Rarity
Ultra rare
Coin type
Merchant tokens
In circulation
No
Demonetized
Yes
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