Token - Halfpenny Scotland, Lothian

Location Scotland (United Kingdom, British Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies)
Year 1791
Type Emergency merchant token
Composition Copper
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Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
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Reference(s) DH#35
Obverse description Figure (St. Andrew?) standing holding cross, facing right. Thistles to both sides. Date below.
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering NEMO ME IMPUNE LACESSET 1791
(Translation: The legend is a Latin motto meaning `no one provokes me with impunity. It was the motto of the royal Stuart family since at least the late 16th century.)
Reverse description Crest with three towers, thistles either side.
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering EDINBURGH HALFPENNY
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Numisquare ID 5499188020
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