Trade token (obverse), Shilling (proof), of J. Wright Junior, Dundee, Angus

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This is the obverse of a 1797 silver proof shilling trade token of J. Wright Junior of Dundee in Angus. Only a few proofs of this token were struck.

The obverse depicts Broughty Castle, a roofless ruin at that time, surrounded by the text, 'DUNDEE SHILLING PAYLE BY J. WRIGHT. JUNR'.

Broughty Castle was built not long after 1490. Bought as a ruin by the Government in 1855, it was redesigned as a coastal defence battery. At present the castle is a museum of local history and of the Dundee whaling industry.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-345-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  H.1995.320
• Date: 1797
  
• Material: Silver; proof; mint state. Inscription: Obv.: DUNDEE SHILLING PAYLE BY J . WRIGHT . JUNR; an ancient ruin; in exergue, BROUGHTY / CASTLE. Rev.: FROM THE HEATH-COVER'D MOUNTAINS OF SCOTIA WE COME; armed Highlander walking to left; in exergue, the arms, su
  Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Angusshire 1
  Trade token / proof
  
• Dimensions: Diameter 24.00 mm; weight 4.36 g; die axis 12.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Angusshire 1
  Trade token / proof
  
• Subject: Trade Tokens
  
• Who: J. Wright Junior (Designer)
  
• Where: England, uncertain mint
  Scotland, Angus, Dundee
  
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• Description: Silver proof shilling trade token of J. Wright Junior, Dundee, Angus, 1797
  
• References:
  • Keay, J. & J. (eds). Collins Encyclopaedia of Scotland. London: HarperCollins, 1994, pp 103-4. 
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