The British Farthing, whether it was made from bronze or copper, was one quarter of a Penny. I do not believe that there was a US equivalent.
Luke 21:2 - and He saw also a certain poor widow putting in two mites. [NKJV]According to Strong's Lexicon, a "mite" was "a small brass coin, equivalent to the eighth part of an "as", worth about a 1/5 of a cent."
American Brass Quintet was created in 1960.
American Brass Company ended in 1960.
American Brass Company was created in 1834.
The last British Farthing was minted in 1956 and the coin was demonetised in 1960. There is no British decimal equivalent coin, but at the time of decimalisation, a Farthing, if the coin had existed, would have converted to 0.104 New Pence GBP. At current January 2010 exchange rates, that would be about 2 cents CAD.
Bronzo is one Italian equivalent of 'brass'. It's a masculine gender noun. Another equivalent is ottone. It's a masculine gender noun that refers to brass in the sense of the musical instruments in the brass section of the band or orchestra.
A farthing was 1/4 of a penny.
Ian Farthing is 5' 11".
Stephen Farthing was born in 1950.
A half farthing is called a "quarter farthing." This term refers to a coin that is worth one-fourth of a farthing, which itself is an old British coin that was worth one quarter of a penny. Although both the farthing and quarter farthing are no longer in circulation, they were used historically in the British currency system.
Bruce Farthing has written: 'Farthing on international shipping' -- subject(s): Government policy, Shipping
Ron Farthing Motorcycles. See link below.