1 Farthing

Weight

4.35 g

Diameter

21 mm

Thickness

NA

Material

Copper

Shape

Round

Edge Type

Plain

Technique

Milled

Front design

Legend over 2 lines and around beaded border with star decoration at bottom.

Back design

Legend over 3 lines inside beaded border

Year of Minting

NA

Ruler

NA

Mint location

NA

Mint mark

NA

Orientation

Medal alignment ↑↑

Inscriptions

Obverse: FALKNER BROTHERS GENERAL DRAPERS ✶ Reverse: STEVENSON SQUARE MANCHESTER

Context

Unofficial Farthing Token. The Falkner Brothers advertised themselves as dealers in carpets, moreens, oilcloths, clothiers, silk mercers and shawlmen, as well as other similar items. citation: https://abccoinsandtokens.com/Bell.3285.001.html 1838-41 Robert and William Falkner, linen and woollen drapers, and mercers, 1 Oldham Street. 1843-45 Bazaar, Stevenson Square. 1847, Falkner brothers, wholesale & retail, Stevenson’s Square; and (retail) Bridge Street, near John Dalton Street. 1850 - 1852 Falkner Brothers, wholesale and retail drapers, &c., Stevenson’s (sic) Square. 1855 linen drapers etc. 7 Stevenson Square; ho. Prestwich. 1858 - 63 wholesale and retail linen drapers, carpet warehousemen, silk mercers & shawl & lace men, 7 Stevenson Square. 1873 Falkner Bros., wholesale and retail linen drapers, 3, 5 & 7 Stevenson Square. citation: https://www.galata.co.uk/manchester-falkner-brothers-farthing-token

Rarity

Ultra rare

Coin type

Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens

In circulation

No

Demonetized

Yes

Marketplace listings

0