William Wood's halfpence
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William Wood's halfpence were a controversial early 18th-century copper coinage for Ireland that sparked widespread public outrage and political opposition, famously condemned by Jonathan Swift in the Drapier's Letters.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
copper coinage
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early 18th-century coinage ⓘ token coinage ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Drapier's Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| authorizedBy | King George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| category |
British colonial coinage
ⓘ
Irish numismatics ⓘ |
| compensationAmount | £3,000 per year for eight years ⓘ |
| controversial | true ⓘ |
| country | Kingdom of Great Britain ⓘ |
| criticizedBy | Jonathan Swift NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| denomination |
farthing
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halfpenny ⓘ |
| economicImpact | feared inflation of Irish small change ⓘ |
| endDate | 1724 ⓘ |
| faceValueCurrency | pound sterling ⓘ |
| famouslyCondemnedIn | Drapier's Letters NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicScope | Kingdom of Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| grantedBy | royal patent ⓘ |
| grantee | William Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance |
important episode in Irish political history
ⓘ
symbol of Irish resistance to English economic control ⓘ |
| intendedForUseIn | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| issuer | William Wood NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| legalStatus | royal patent coinage ⓘ |
| material | copper ⓘ |
| maximumAuthorizedMintage | £108,000 face value ⓘ |
| mintingLocation | England NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| monarchDuringIssue | George I of Great Britain NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableFor |
major public agitation in Ireland
ⓘ
sparking the Drapier's Letters controversy ⓘ |
| opposedBy |
Irish Parliament
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Irish landowners ⓘ Irish merchants ⓘ |
| opposedIn | Ireland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| perceivedQuality | inferior ⓘ |
| period | Georgian era ⓘ |
| politicalContext | Anglo-Irish constitutional tensions ⓘ |
| publicReaction | widespread public outrage in Ireland ⓘ |
| reasonForOpposition |
alleged debasement of Irish currency
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fear of economic exploitation of Ireland ⓘ lack of consent from Irish Parliament ⓘ |
| region | British Isles NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Anglo-Irish relations
NERFINISHED
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Drapier's Letters controversy NERFINISHED ⓘ Irish coinage ⓘ |
| resultedIn |
compensation to William Wood
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partial withdrawal of the patent ⓘ |
| startDate | 1722 ⓘ |
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