Trade token (reverse), Penny, of R. Boog Junior, Kirkcaldy, Fife

This is the reverse of a copper penny trade token of R. Boog Junior, of Kirkcaldy in Fife. Dated 1797, this token may be regarded as a private token, struck for the designer, R. Boog Junior, to be used as gifts to friends or for exchange.

The reverse depicts a quayside scene with the text 'WEALTH OF NATIONS' above. Several implements sit on the quayside representing various industries e.g. a spinning wheel for the manufacture of material, a barrel for brewing, and a plough for agriculture.

Adam Smith, economist and philosopher, produced his masterpiece 'An Inquiry into the Nature and Causes of the Wealth of Nations' in 1776.

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Online ID:	000-190-000-203-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1954.448
Date:	1797
Material:
Dimensions:	35 mm Dia
What:	Trade token
Subject:	Trade tokens
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Where:	Scotland, Fife, Kirkcaldy
Event:
Description:	Penny trade token, Kirkcaldy
References:	Dalton and Hamer, 1 Dalton, R & Hamer, S.H. 'The Provincial Token-Coinage of the 18th Century, Illustrated, Part XII: Scotland'. 1916 p. (iii)
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