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1/2 Penny Lothian - Leith
| Location | |
| Year | 1796 |
| Type | Emergency merchant token |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.3 g |
| Diameter | 28.5 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Edge | Plain |
| Period | |
| Reference(s) | DH#58-59 |
| Obverse description | Ship and a boat sailing by a fort |
| Obverse lettering | SUCCESS TO THE PORT
17 OF LEITH 96 |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Reverse description | Female seated holding wand in one hand and a pair of scales in the other, a thistle behind her, packages and a cask in front labelled TEA and GIN. |
| Reverse lettering | PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE
OF JOHN WHITE
KIRK-GATE LEITH |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Mint | |
| Mintage | 1796 - - 1796 - -
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| Catalog ID | 8002236540 |
| Comments | |