Obv. Bare headed and draped bust in profile of John Howard to left IOHN HOWARD · F(ellow) · R(oyal) · S(ociety)
Rev. Date above a central monogrammed HH cypher in ornamental script, PROMISSORY FARTHING · BIRMINGHAM
HH means Henry Hickman. Plain edge.
| UPC | CF0084 |
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| Price | €30.00 |
| Kwaliteit | Vey fine+ / nearly extremely fine |
| Diameter | 21 mm |
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| Jaar | 1792 |
| Land | Great Britain |
| Materiaal | Copper |
| Heerser / Regio | Great Britain |
| Achtergrond | John Howard (a philanthropist, 2 September 1726 - 20 January 1790), in whose name this token was issued, was an expert in prisons and published the book "The State of the Prisons in England & Wales" in 1777. He was elected a Fellow of the Royal Society in May 1756. In 1758, Howard married Henrietta Leeds who died in 1765, a week after giving birth to a son, also named John. He was appointed High Sheriff of Bedfordshire in 1773, initially for a one-year period. His final journey took him into Eastern Europe, and into Crimea. Whilst at Kherson, in what is now Ukraine, Howard contracted typhus on a prison visit and died, aged sixty-three |
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| Achtergrond exemplaar | Scarce Henry Hickman’s Birmingham (Warwickshire) copper Conder farthing token dated 1792. Issued by Henry Hickman, a wholesale and retail dealer in sheet, bar and rod iron - with a business at 3, Edgbaston Street, Birmingham
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