Bronze coins of date, 1881. 260 worth 81,380 -- -- of bronze farthings of 1877, for which there had been no demand in Jersey, were sent back to the Mint, and re-coined into pence, and thus re-issued.
Bronze coins of date, 1888. (2,000 were 195,000 130,000 -- ordered, but only 1,000 supplied). In 1894 the remainder of the bronze coinage ordered for Jersey in 1888 was supplied. The value of this further supply, bearing date 1894, was _750_ in coins 1/12th of a shilling, and _250_ in coins 1/24th of a shilling.
The original "States" authority was of the 16th January, 1888, confirmed by Order in Council dated 17th March, 1888. The first half, 750 and 250 respectively in denominations, had been re-coined in September, 1888.
The descriptive reading of the first copper coinage of Jersey is as follows, dates and values being altered as required--values issued being 1/13th, 1/26th, and 1/52nd of a shilling:--
_O._ Dexter Bust[H] of Her Majesty the Queen, with hair banded, as in the English contemporary shilling, with the legend VICTORIA: D: G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F.D.: 1841.
[H] By _dexter_ bust is meant that the features, as eye, nose, and mouth, are towards the dexter edge of the coin or shield.
_R._ Ornamented Shield of Arms of Jersey (_gules_--three lions or leopards passant gardant), with STATES OF JERSEY around upper half--1/13 OF A SHILLING around lower half. This type was issued from 1841 to 1861 intermittently.
The bronze coinages of dates 1866, 1870, and 1871 have the bust coroneted, and an oak leaf scroll, and the ONE THIRTEENTH written fully instead of expressed in figures and as a fraction, and initials of Leonard C. Wyon on truncation of neck. The issues were but of 1/13th and 1/26th of a shilling--none of 1/52nd (farthings).
The bronze coinage of 1877 and subsequently reads as follows--with differences for values and dates:--
_O._ Dexter Coroneted Bust of Her Majesty, with seven-pointed star below, and letter H for Heaton (minters) within the legend VICTORIA D.G. BRITANNIA REGINA F.D.
_R._ A pointed Shield of Jersey arms, dividing the date 18-77--STATES OF JERSEY above, and ONE TWELFTH OF A SHILLING around lower half.
These were issued of the values 1/12th, 1/24th, and 1/48th of a shilling, thus inaugurating for the Jersey penny the same fractional part of a shilling as obtained for the English penny.
ON GUERNSEY COINS FROM THE MIDDLE AGES.
I am very greatly indebted to the Rev. G. E. Lee, M.A., F.S.A., Rector of St. Peter's Port, Guernsey, for the trouble he has kindly taken in searching old records and statutes relative to the currency in that island during the last 350 years. He has courteously given me permission to publish his extracts just as transcribed, and I here append these accordingly:--
ON GUERNSEY CURRENCY.
_Orders of the Royal Court and of the States of Guernsey._
ROYAL COURT:
1.--1535, March 21. No one is to coin "freluques" in future.
2.--21st January, 1537. The carolusis to be held worth 12 deniers, and the vache worth 3 liards.
3.--Collas Guillemotte (22nd January, 1553) is authorized to coin _enseignes_ of latten.
4.--Michaelmas, 1581. Her Majesty's Receiver and others are to receive the coins named below at the values attached thereto, as follows:--
The French crown = 20 silver groats.
Flemish crown = 19-1/2do.
Pistole = 19 do.
Double Ducat = 14 Sols sterling.
Double Millerays = 14 do.
Noble, Henry of France = 14 do.
Croizadelittle cross = 20-1/2 groats.
Ditto potence = 20 do.
Poll head= 15 do. Real of Spain = 6d. ob. sterling.
5.--Michaelmas, 1582. Value of various coins fixed as follows:--
French Crown at 19-1/2 Gros.
Flemish at 19 do.
Croyzade little + at 20 do.
Do., + potence, at 19-1/2 do.
Pistolet at 18-1/2 do.
6.--Jan. 16, 1586. Value of coins fixed as follows:--
French Gold Crown at 19-1/2 Gros of silver.
Flemish at 1 sol tournois less than the Escu soll.
Pistolet at 2 sols tournois less than the Escu soll.
Frank at 6 silver gros (if of full weight).
Half Frank at 3 do.
Quarter Crown at 4-1/2 gros.
Half quarter Crown at 2-1/4 do.
Teston of France at 17 deniers.
7.--30th September, 1605. French coins, not worn out--_e.g._, quarter and half-crowns, testons and half-testons, francs and half-francs--are to be received at the rate of 64 sols to the crown. Reals to be held worth 5 deniers.
8.--4th October, 1619. Many unauthorized persons having coined freluques, this is forbidden under pain of public whipping "jusqu'
a effusion de sang."
9.--6th October, 1623. The Normans having sent hither a quantity of deniers tournois, which they are passing for doubles, the Governor is asked to appoint a person to coin freluques.
10.--17th April, 1626. The island being flooded with foreign doubles, no one shall be compelled to take more of them than the value of 2 sous tournois per crown of the money to be paid to him.
STATES:
11.--February 26, 1640. A quantity of light French coin being current in the island, traders and others insist on weighing these moneys, refusing to take them at more than their true value. It is ordered that such money be always weighed, as is done in Normandy.
12.--On the 3rd of the said February, 1640, it had been ordered that all such coins should pass for their nominal value without weighing.
13.--Aug. 9, 1646. The States complain that whereas by their ancient customs they were allowed in Guernsey to pay all dues to the King in such money as was current in Normandy, the Governor and his Deputy had insisted on continuing to pay such French money as they had in their possession after it had been recalled, and would no longer pass in Normandy.
14.--Jan. 4, 1649. It hath been ordained this day that the English shilling, being worth 12 pence sterling, shall go in this island for 12 sols tournois in payment, and receate and other species of English money in proportion.
ROYAL COURT:
15.--Oct. 5, 1713. Great numbers of deniers having been brought into the island, not less than 15 of them shall be counted for a sol tournois.
16.--April 26, 1718. The last order is annulled, and the value of a denier fixed at 14 to the sol tournois.
17.--April 22, 1723. Great abundance of deniers still being imported, they are now to be valued at 16 to the sol tournois.