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Token - James Mitchell Canongate, Edinburgh
| Issuer | James Mitchell (Tobacconist, Canongate, Edinburgh) |
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| Year | 1780-1790 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicting a cylindrical roll of tobacco flanked by two large tobacco leaves, all surmounting two clay smoking pipes crossed saltire-wise in the field. The legend CANONGATE is inscribed along the lower portion of the field in raised Roman capital letters. The token is bounded by a prominent milled or denticled border encircling the entire design. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | Plain field bearing the three-line merchant inscription in bold raised Roman capitals: JAMES MITCHELL across the upper field, TOBACCONIST arranged along the lower arc of the coin. The legend identifies the issuer as a tobacconist trading in the Canongate district of Edinburgh. The design is enclosed within a denticled border running the full circumference of the token. |
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