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Description: | Late post-medieval copper-alloy farthing token called "King's Lyn Farthing" dated to AD1668. It was struck by the Town of King's Lynn in 1668 to fill a need for coinage and circulated locally. It is not a royal Issue, it was in fact a trade token. The obverse reads 'KINGS LYN FARTHING 1668' in three lines, King's Lynn's arms on the reverse: Shield of Arms showing the legend (three times) of Saint Margaret of Antioch. She escaped from Satan in the shape of a dragon with the help of a cross and is one of the three saints who spoke to Joan of Arc.1668 was eight years into the "Restoration" period during the reign of Charles II. His father, Charles I, had been executed by Parliament and England was ruled by Oliver Cromwell, the "Lord Protector". After he died, the people wanted their Monarch back and Charles II, who had been in exile, was "Restored".King's Lynn or Lynn Regis was once the third most important port in England. The name Lynn is said to be derived from the body of water near the town and until the reign of Henry VIII it was known as "Bishops" Lyn.
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