https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/templates/general_wide/img/logo.png UKDFD Recording Software https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/ 17th century token coinage https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage.html 17th Century Farthing Token, Bristol https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-bristol-59063.html Mon, 08 Dec 2025 15:20:42 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Bristol  
Description: A farthing token of the City of Bristol, dated 1662. The obverse depicts a ship and castle from the arms of Bristol. The reverse has the inscription 'CB' (City of Bristol) over the date. Obverse very worn.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Gravesend, Kent https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-gravesend-kent-59038.html Mon, 24 Nov 2025 17:08:25 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Gravesend, Kent  
Description: A farthing token dated 1653, issued by John Watson, mercer of Gravesend, Kent. The obverse depicts a heart pierced by an arrow. The reverse has the initials of the issuer and his wife. 
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Blandford, Dorset https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-blandford-dorset-59028.html Thu, 20 Nov 2025 19:58:24 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Blandford, Dorset  
Description: A seventeenth century farthing token issued by William Stayner, Grocer of Blandford, Dorset. The obverse depicts a balance (weighing scales) in equilibrium. The reverse has the initials of the issuer.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Blandford, Dorset https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-blandford-dorset-58823.html Tue, 02 Sep 2025 18:19:29 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Blandford, Dorset  
Description: A seventeenth century farthing token issued by Edward Speed of Blandford, Dorset. The obverse depicts an angel with hands extended. The reverse has the initials of the issuer and his wife. 
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Bridgwater, Somerset https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-bridgwater-somerset-58820.html Tue, 02 Sep 2025 07:59:22 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Bridgwater, Somerset  
Description: A farthing token dated 1669, issued by William Page of Bridgwater in Somerset. The obverse has the date of issue, 1669. The reverse has the initials 'P' over 'WE' for the issuer and his wife.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Dorchester, Dorset https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-dorchester-dorset-58804.html Thu, 28 Aug 2025 18:14:19 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Dorchester, Dorset  
Description: A farthing token dated 1669 issued by the Borough of Dorchester. The obverse depicts the royal arms of England (1603-1688) on a castle of three towers. The reverse has the initials HD over the date. The letters refer to the Hospital of Dorchester, i.e. The Hospital of the Mayor, Bailiffs, Aldermen and Burgesses of the Borough of Dorchester, which was a workhouse for the children of the poor.
 
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Rochester, Kent https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-rochester-kent-58566.html Thu, 10 Apr 2025 16:19:42 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Rochester, Kent  
Description: A farthing token dated 1666, issued by Joseph Travers of Rochester, Kent. The obverse depicts a tobacco-roll and four pipes. The reverse has the initials of the issuer and his wife.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Halfpenny Token, Brigg, Lincolnshire https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-halfpenny-token-brigg-lincolnshire-58402.html Tue, 21 Jan 2025 15:54:45 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Halfpenny Token, Brigg, Lincolnshire  
Description: A halfpenny token dated 1668, issued by Robert Trowan of Brigg in Lincolnshire. The obverse is inscribed HIS HALF PENY in three lines. The reverse depicts a rose.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Farthing Token, Strood, Kent https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-farthing-token-strood-kent-58364.html Sat, 14 Dec 2024 16:10:21 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Farthing Token, Strood, Kent  
Description: A farthing token dated 1654, issued by Henry Figgett, draper of Strood, Kent. The obverse has the initials of the issuer and his wife. The reverse has the year 1654 with a rose above and below.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
]]> 17th Century Halfpenny Token, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire https://www.ukdfd.co.uk/coins/tokens-jetons-and-medalets/17th-century-token-coinage/17th-century-halfpenny-token-cheshunt-hertfordshire-58133.html Mon, 05 Aug 2024 14:56:10 GMT 17th century token coinage 17th Century Halfpenny Token, Cheshunt, Hertfordshire  
Description: A halfpenny token dated 1669, issued by John Teckoe of Cheshunt, Hertfordshire. The obverse has an inscription in italic script. The reverse has a crowned female bust facing with hair in ringlets.

There is further information about the issuer in Williamson's Traders' Tokens of the Seventeenth Century.
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Category: 17th century token coinage
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