Trade token (reverse), Halfpenny, of Burntisland Vitriol Company, Burntisland, Fife

The is the reverse of a copper halfpenny trade token of the Burntisland Vitriol Company of Burntisland in Fife. Dated 1797, the token was manufactured by Lutwyche, with dies sunk by Dixon.

The reverse is inscribed 'BURNT-/-ISLAND/VITRIOL/COMPY./1797'. The surrounding Latin motto - 'NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT' - may be translated as 'No-one shall hurt me with impunity'.

Between 1787 and 1817 over 10,000 different types of trade token were issued. Tokens varied in quality from crude lead discs stamped with initials to elaborate pieces of craftwork from the die-sinkers with depictions of industrial or commercial scenes.

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Online ID:	000-190-001-956-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1958.8
Date:	1797
Material:	Copper; very slight wear. Inscription: Obv.: a carboy between a rose and a thistle; above, cypher of B V Co. Rev.: BURNT- / -ISLAND / VITRIOL / COMPY . / 1797, across field, within a garter radiated, on which is inscribed NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSIT. Around
Dimensions:	Diameter 30.00 mm; weight 12.64 g; die axis 6.0
What:	Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Fifeshire 2a Trade token
Subject:	Trade Tokens
Who:	Burntisland Vitriol Company (Issuers) Lutwyche (Manufacturer) Richardson collection
Where:	England, Birmingham Scotland, Fife, Burntisland
Event:
Description:	Copper halfpenny trade token of the Burntisland Vitriol Company, Burntisland, Fife, 1797
References:	Calder, J. 'The Wealth of a Nation'. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989 pp. 179-80
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