000-100-103-382-C
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Trade token (obverse), Halfpenny, of John Ferrier, Perth
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 St John's Church with the arms of Perth underneath. The Latin motto for the arms - 'PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE' - translates as 'For the king, the law and the flock'.
Ferrier was a Perth hosier and had only six dozen of these tokens struck, some in silver.
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| Online ID: |
000-100-103-382-C |
| Image Rights Holder: |
National Museums Scotland |
| Project: |
0098: National Museums Scotland
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| Ref: |
National Museums Scotland A.1934.317 |
| Date: |
1797
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| Material: |
Copper; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: PERTH HALF PENNY 1797 .; view of a church; in exergue, St. JOHN'S CHURCH, and the arms of Perth within an incuse circle, with the motto PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE .. Rev.: + 46 WATER : MILLS FOR BLEACHING . PRINTI
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| Dimensions: |
Diameter 27.50 mm; weight 9.42 g; die axis 6.0
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| What: |
Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Perthshire 4
Trade token
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| Subject: |
Trade Tokens
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| Who: |
John Ferrier (Issuer)
Kempson (Manufacturer)
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| Where: |
England, Warwickshire, Birmingham
Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
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| Description: |
Copper halfpenny trade token of John Ferrier, Perth, 1797
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| 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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