Obv: Hank of yarn and package of flax, dividing the date 17-97, PERTH HALFPENNY around. Rev: Arms of Perth, PRO REGE LEGE ET GREGE around. Edge: PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF PAT.K MAXWELL X X.
Extremely Fine. Tiny obverse spot. Reverse flan flaw. Ex. Cokayne. Scarce.
Trade token struck for Patrick Maxwell, a grocer in Perth. The Latin on the reverse translates to, ‘For the King, the Law, and the People’.