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1 Farthing Lanarkshire - Glasgow / Anderson's
| Issuer | Archibald Anderson's Provision Ware-House, Glasgow |
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| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Reverse description | The central field depicts a whole ham suspended above two hogshead casks, rendered in low relief as a direct trade emblem advertising Anderson's provisions business. The merchant's address legend 106 KING STREET * GLASGOW * encircles the design along the border in raised Latin capitals, separated by small ornamental stops. The entire composition is enclosed within a continuous toothed milled border matching the obverse. The imagery is a clear and functional declaration of the issuer's trade and location, typical of Scottish Conder token iconography of the 1790s. |
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| Reverse lettering | 106 KING STREET * GLASGOW * |
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Anderson's Provision Ware-House was one of several Glasgow retail establishments that issued trade tokens during the late 18th-century copper farthing shortage, when Royal Mint output was so inadequate that private merchants across Britain filled the gap themselves. The Parys Mine Company's Anglesey pennies had demonstrated the commercial viability of the model, and Scottish traders followed suit with their own issues tied directly to redemption at the issuing shop.
The Withers reference places this among a well-documented but genuinely scarce class of Scottish provincial issues — fewer Glasgow farthing tokens survive in collectible condition than their penny counterparts, partly because the smaller denomination saw harder daily use.