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Traders' currency tokens of the Isle of Man

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The obverse of the Type II piece is inscribed as above, but with 'MVRRAY' instead of 'MVRREY'. The reverse of the Type II piece is inscribed 'OF DOUGLAS IN MAN' within a beaded circle, and inscribed 'QVOCVNQVE GESSERIS STABIT'.
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These were issued by another short-lived partnership who called themselves the Isle of Man Bank. There were two denominations –
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William Callister (b. 1808 – d. 1872) was a timber importer from Ramsey who issued this very interesting
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These tokens were issued by the Atlas Fire Insurance Company of Douglas. There were two denominations –
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of the Type I piece is inscribed 'HIS PENNY I M' within a beaded circle, and 'IOHN MVRREY 1668'. The
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Coincraft's Standard Catalogue of the coins of Scotland, Ireland, Channel Islands & Isle of Man
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were issued by a short-lived partnership in 1811. There were five denominations;
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at heels within a beaded circle. It is inscribed 'QVOCVNQVE GESSERIS STABIT'.
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These very interesting tokens, although dated 1830, depict the portrait of
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were issued in 1668 and between 1811 and 1831 by various issuers.
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These tokens have the distinction of being the first Manx
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Penny and 1 Penny. The designer was Thomas Halliday.
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Littler, Dove and Co. (The Douglas Bank Co.) (1811)
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Index

Isle of Man
currency coins
Penny
obverse
reverse
Triskelion
spurs
Peel Castle
Shilling
Thomas Halliday
Birmingham
Sir Edward Thomason
Sixpence
Halfpenny

King George III of Great Britain
King George IV
Member of the House of Keys
J.D. Clucas
coins
Manx Museum
Standard Catalog of World Coins
Krause Publications
Coins of the Onchan Internment Camp
Categories
Currencies of the Isle of Man
Economy of the Isle of Man
History of the Isle of Man
Token coins

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