Trade token (reverse), Penny, of Dundee, Angus

This is the reverse of a 1798 copper penny trade token of Dundee in Angus. This rare private token was designed by James Wright Junior.

The reverse depicts Adam and Eve with the serpent in the garden of Eden surrounded by the text, '23000 INHABITANTS IN DUNDEE VID. STATISTICAL ACCOUNT BY R. SMAIL. D.D.' The biblical quote underneath reads 'BE FRUITFULL AND/MULTIPLY./GEN.1.28'.

Between 1787 and 1817 over 10,000 different types of trade token were issued to ease the shortage of small change. The contemporary fascination with tokens resulted in them becoming collectors' items. Some tokens were issued purely for collecting.

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Online ID:	000-190-001-964-C
Image Rights Holder:	National Museums Scotland
Project:	0098: National Museums Scotland Project description \| View all records in project
Ref:	National Museums Scotland H.1954.441
Date:	1798
Material:	Copper; dark toning; otherwise mint state. Inscription: Obv.: DUNDEE PENNY / 1798 / * ADML . LD . DUNCAN BORN HERE 1731 . DEFEATD . THE DUTCH FLEET 1797 . *; facing bust, with head turned slightly to right; below, P . K . FEC .. Rev.: 23000 INHABITANTS IN
Dimensions:	Diameter 32.00 mm; weight 19.13 g; die axis 6.0
What:	Coin Type: Dalton and Hamer, Angusshire 6 Trade token
Subject:	Trade Tokens
Who:	Admiral Lord Duncan J. Wright Junior (Designer) P. Kempson (Manufacturer)
Where:	England, Birmingham Scotland, Angus, Dundee
Event:
Description:	Copper penny trade token of Dundee, Angus, 1798
References:	Calder, J. 'The Wealth of a Nation'. Edinburgh: NMS, 1989 pp. 179-80
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