Trade token (reverse), Halfpenny, of John Steele, Forfar, Angus

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This is the reverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of John Steele of Forfar in Angus. Dated 1797, the token was designed by James Wright Junior and manufactured by Kempson. The die-sinker was Willets.

The reverse depicts the distant view of a town from the water with the text, 'FORFAR/1797', underneath.

Forfar is the county town of Angus. The burgh was founded in the reign of David I, son of Malcolm Canmore. His castle is no longer standing but the site is marked by an octagonal turret.

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• Online ID: 000-190-001-932-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1995.337
• Date: 1797
  
• Material: Copper; slight traces of lustre; no evidence of wear. Inscription: Obv.: PAYABLE ON DE=MAND BY JOHN STEELE; a castle; in exergue, WRIGHT DES. Rev.: HALFPENNY; distant view of a town from the sea; in exergue, FORFAR / 1797. Sequence of alternate dots and
  Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Angusshire 23
  Trade token
  
• Dimensions: Diameter 28.00 mm; weight 11.86 g; die axis 6.5
  
• What: Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Angusshire 23
  Trade token
  
• Subject: Trade Tokens
  
• Who: John Steele (Issuer)
  P. Kempson (Manufacturer)
  
• Where: England, Birmingham
  Scotland, Angus, Forfar
  
• Event:
• Description: Copper halfpenny trade token of John Steele, Forfar, Angus, 1797
  
• References:
  • Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (ii) 
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