Lothian 59, Leith (Dalton & Hamer, page 426)

Denomination: halfpenny, scarcity: Fairly common
59. O: A ship and boat sailing by a fort. SUCCESS TO THE PORT OF LEITH 1796. 
       Similar to No. 58, but no flag on the look-out and three canons in place
       of three arches.
    R: A female seated holding a wand in one hand and a pair of scales in the 
       other, a thistle behind her, packages and a cask in front labelled TEA and
       GIN; the end of wand points to the letter E of "THE," the packages, scales
       and thistle are all different, and the inscriptions "GIN" and "TEA" are
       less distinct. PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF JOHN WHITE KIRK-GATE LEITH.

No. 59, common.

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