Trade token (reverse), Penny, of R. Boog Junior, Kirkcaldy, Fife

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This is the reverse of a copper penny trade token of R. Boog Junior, of Kirkcaldy in Fife. Dated 1797, this token may be regarded as a private token, struck for the designer, R. Boog Junior, to be used as gifts to friends or for exchange.

The reverse depicts a quayside scene with the text 'WEALTH OF NATIONS' above. Several implements sit on the quayside representing various industries e.g. a spinning wheel for the manufacture of material, a barrel for brewing, and a plough for agriculture.

Adam Smith, economist and philosopher, produced his masterpiece 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' in 1776.

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• Online ID: 000-190-000-203-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1954.448
• Date: 1797
  
• Material: Trade token
  
• Dimensions: 35 mm Dia
  
• What: Trade token
  
• Subject: Trade tokens
  
• Who:
• Where: Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
  
• Event:
• Description: Penny trade token, Kirkcaldy
  
• References:
  • Dalton and Hamer, 1 
  • Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (iii) 
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