This note presents an unusual mis-struck Limerick halfpenny of 1691 on a March 1689/90 shilling. Though only half of each of the overstrike and host coin is visible, it is still possible to identify all four dies in the Wither & Withers Gunmoney corpus and die study.
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Some gunmoney-related evidence in French diplomatic and military correspondence, 1689-90 – Oisín Mac Conamhna
The purpose of this note is to highlight some evidence of relevance to gunmoney in French correspondence of 1689-90, particularly that of Antoine de Mesmes, the Comte d’Avaux, the French ambassador to the Irish court of James II.[1] Reference is also made to correspondence held in French state, military, and naval archives, which was published in the 1980s.
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