Record ID: HESH-40E833
Object type: COIN
Broad period: MODERN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
A copper alloy (bronze) farthing of George V. The coin has been pierced to form a pendant for suspension, possibly on a necklace or more likely on a fob watch. Further, the coin has been deliberately drilled, cut and filed to create a profile of the king. This work is very fine and the filing is extraordinarily neat, following the profile of the face and back of the head as well as the internal line which divides the inscription from the field. This design completely ignores the reverse of Britannia seated. The date of the coin (191[?]) and the wear suggests that it had been in circul…
Created on: Saturday 28th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: HESH-408A03
Object type: FINGER RING
Broad period: MODERN
County: Shropshire
Workflow stage: Published
An incomplete, broken and mis-shapen silver finger ring of very modern date (1910-1945 AD) relating directly to the Second World War. The ring fragment comprises the bezel and both shoulders; the hoop is lost, and the fragment is distorted by being squashed. The hoop was D-shaped in cross-section, flaring at the shoulders to form an oval decorated bezel. The bezel is inlaid with an enamelled design consisting of a centrally positioned cross pattee, the interior of which is recessed and filled with black enamel. The cross is enclosed within an oval border, and the spaces between the…
Created on: Saturday 28th January 2012
Last updated: Friday 21st June 2013
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Ludlow', grid reference and parish protected.