Trade token (obverse), Halfpenny, of John Ferrier, Perth

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This 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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