Add to albumThis is the obverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of John Ferrier of Perth. Dated 1797, the token was manufactured by Kempson and designed by James Wright Junior. The die-sinker was Willets.
The obverse depicts a man dragging a fishing net to the shore, with a boat lying on the beach in the background.
Ferrier was a hosier and had five hundredweight of halfpenny tokens struck.
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- Online ID: 000-100-103-381-C
- Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
- Project:
National Museums Scotland
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- Ref: National Museums Scotland H.1995.442
- Date: 1797
- Material: Copper; moderate wear. Inscription: Obv.: RETE TRAHITO FAUSTE; a man dragging a fishing-net, beside a boat; in exergue, WRIGHT JUN.r DES. Rev.: around top, PERTH HALFPENNY; view of a bridge and distant hills; in exergue, TAY-BRIDGE / FINISH-ED 1770, and
Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Perthshire 2
Trade token
- Dimensions: Diameter 27.00 mm; weight 10.15 g; die axis 6.0
- What: Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Perthshire 2
Trade token
- Subject: Trade Tokens
- Who: John Ferrier (Issuer)
Kempson (Manufacturer)
- Where: England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
- Event:
- Description: Copper halfpenny trade token of John Ferrier, Perth, 1797
- References:
- Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (v)
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