Wild Boar Bermuda 1 Cent Authentic Coin Money for Jewelry and Craft Making (Hog Money) (Pig Penny)

Wild Boar Bermuda 1 Cent Authentic Coin Charm for Jewelry and Craft Making (Hog Money) Obverse Crowned head of Queen Elizabeth II facing right Lettering: BERMUDA ELIZABETH II Reverse Wild boar left Hog money * Bermuda's first coins were called 'hog money' - after the wild boars found roaming here by the first settlers; * They were the very first English colonial coins; * Also called 'Sommer Islands coins', the currency arrived in England in 1616 to pay workers employed by the Bermuda Company; * Minted in shilling (twelvepence), sixpence, threepence and twopence pieces, the coins bore the image of a hog on one side, a sailing ship on the other; * Made of copper, some were silver-plated to make them more appealing to settlers, who preferred English and Spanish gold and silver; * The coins were unpopular and vanished from circulation around 1650. Hogs played a key role in Bermuda's early development and their story is eloquently told in the book 'Five Centuries' by Rosemary Jones. The fir