Obv: Hank of yarn and package of dressed flax, PERTH HALFPENNY around, 1797 split by hank of yarn. Rev: Arms of Perth, PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE around. Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF PAT.K MAXWELL X X .
Very Fine. Rusty obverse die. Extremely Rare (RRR).
Trade token struck for Patrick Maxwell, a grocer in Perth. The Latin on the reverse translates to, ‘For the King, the Law, and the People’.