Obv: An ancient tower and ships, PERTH FARTHING 1798 above, MONKS TOWER in exergue. Rev: A girl watering cloth, IN OUR VICINITY ARE THE FINEST STREAMS & FIELDS FOR BLEACHING IN BRITAIN around, T. MENZIES DES. (in exergue). Edge: Plain.
Extremely Fine. Farthing.
The reverse shows the process of ‘bleaching’, and Perth had bleaching grounds that were considered the ‘finest for the purpose in Britain’. Monk’s tower was formerly part of Gowrie Castle, which was also the site of the Gowrie Conspiracy, a somewhat mysterious event in Scottish history.