BobOsborn
1670 circa - Mermaid Inn, Yeovil - Farthing Trade Token
This is a farthing trade token, much magnified the original being some 15mm in diameter, from the Mermaid, undated but falling within the period 1649 to 1672. It is inscribed on the obverse "IOSEPH (Joseph) CLARKE AT THE (a Mermaid)". On the reverse is inscribed "IN YEAVELL IN SOMERSET - C.I.I."'. Tokens usually had three initials, representing the two Christian names of the issuer and his wife plus their surname.
From the collection of the Community Heritage Access Centre, Yeovil.
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1670 circa - Mermaid Inn, Yeovil - Farthing Trade Token
This is a farthing trade token, much magnified the original being some 15mm in diameter, from the Mermaid, undated but falling within the period 1649 to 1672. It is inscribed on the obverse "IOSEPH (Joseph) CLARKE AT THE (a Mermaid)". On the reverse is inscribed "IN YEAVELL IN SOMERSET - C.I.I."'. Tokens usually had three initials, representing the two Christian names of the issuer and his wife plus their surname.
From the collection of the Community Heritage Access Centre, Yeovil.
Check out my new website The History of Yeovil’s Pubs - the town with over 130 pubs!
Check out my Flickr photo collection of Yeovil, Somerset.