Trade token (obverse), Halfpenny, of David Peters, Perth

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This is the obverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of David Peters of Perth. Dated 1797, the token was manufactured by Lutwyche. The die-sinker was Westwood.

The obverse depicts a spirit still - the apparatus used to produce alcohol. The surrounding text reads 'PAYABLE AT DAVID PETERS WINE & SPIRIT SHOP.'

Five hundredweight of these tokens were struck. Circulated locally, trade tokens could be used to buy goods or redeemed for regal coinage. They were also an ideal way for a company to advertise its wares.

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• Online ID: 000-100-103-384-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  A.1929.570
• Date: 1797
  
• Material: Copper; slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: PAYABLE AT dAVID PETERS WINE & SPIRIT SHOP .; a spirit still, two casks and a jug. Rev.: PERTH HALFPENNY; the arms of Perth, with the motto PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE on a ribbon; 1797 below. Diagonally milled edge.
  Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Perthshire 10
  Trade token
  
• Dimensions: Diameter 29.50 mm; weight 10.40 g; die axis 6.0
  
• What: Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Perthshire 10
  Trade token
  
• Subject: Trade Tokens
  
• Who: David Peters (Issuer)
  Lutwyche (Manufacturer)
  
• Where: England, Warwickshire, Birmingham (?)
  Scotland, Perthshire, Perth
  
• Event:
• Description: Copper halfpenny trade token of David Peters, Perth, 1797
  
• References:
  • Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (vi) 
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