Petition for new coinage of copper currency for the Isle of Man
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- Name
- Petition for new coinage of copper currency for the Isle of Man
- Description
- A petition requesting authorization for new copper coinage for the Isle of Man, arguing that no copper currency has been issued since 1758 and that counterfeits have proliferated. The memorialists seek approval for up to £300 in pence and £150 in halfpence to be minted with the Arms of the Island, exchangeable at the rate of fourteen pence per English shilling.
- Related To
- George III
- Type
- Financial Data
- Uncertain Readings
- Archive / Repository
- md:20260219_104400.md
- img:20260219_104400.jpg
- Type
- Petition
- Creator
- Memorialists (not individually named)
- Audience
- His Majesty (via unnamed recipient with 'Honor')
- Provenance
- Page 43 of larger document. Multiple sections obscured or illegible. Margin partially obscured by binding with illegible text. Text shows strikethrough ('always'). Several words marked with [?] indicating uncertain readings.
- Language
- English