CREATE TABLE table_203_379 (id NUMBER, "first issued" CLOB, "design" CLOB, "slogan" CLOB, "serial format" CLOB, "serials issued" CLOB, "notes" CLOB)

when was the first baseplate issued ?
SELECT "first issued" FROM table_203_379 ORDER BY "first issued" LIMIT 1
SELECT "first issued" FROM "table_203_379" ORDER BY "first issued" FETCH FIRST 1 ROWS ONLY