True Weight System
Country of Issue: UK (Altrincham) Manufacturer: Unknown
Diameter: 32mm Coin Dates: (Known to Exist) 1917, 1918, 1919
Reverse
Legend: “10 Years Weighing Peace” above farthing with
“An Emblem Of thrift” below
Obverse
Legend: “True Weight System”, above farthing with
“Broadheath, Altringham. Cheshire” below
(Images of Encased Farthing Courtesy of Mick Foster)
Encased Farthings 