A Previously Undescribed Scottish Communion Token from Keithhall
Proc Soc Antiq Scot, 129 (1999), 847-849 previouslA y undescribed Scottish communion token from Keithhall, Aberdeenshire David M Bertie* ABSTRACT A previously undescribed Scottish communion token has been discovered in the collections of Aberdeenshire Heritage. The token, dated 1704, is considered to be from Keithhall parish, Aberdeenshire. INTRODUCTION The communion token collection of the former North-East of Scotland Museums Service (now par f Aberdeenshiro t e Heritage recatalogues wa ) d durin earle gth y par f 1996o t . Durine gth course of this work it became apparent that there was one token (mus reg no PEHMS:I7056) which was not listed in any of the standard works on Scottish communion tokens (eg Brook 1906; Kerr & Lockie 1941; 1953). Enquiries to several major collections of communion tokens, including National Museum Scotlandf so Andrewt S , s University, Marischal Museum, Hunterian Museum, and Perth Museum & Art Gallery, revealed no other example of this token, which thus appears uniquee farb o s ,o t , . tokee Th nacquires (illuCarnegie wa th ) 1 sy db e Museum, Inverurie, sometime prioo t r 1975 parsmals a a ,f o t l collectio tokenf no coind san s fro Johe mon n Kerr, Kemnay. Apart from stoca k Free Churc Scotlanf ho d token othee th , r token thin si s collection were from Aberdeen (East), Bourtie, Cushnie, Drumblade, Grange, Keithhall & Kinkell, Kinnoull, Maryculter, New Machar Peterculterd an , . Al thesf lo e parishes, excep Kinnoullr fo t north-easn i e ar , t Scotland. THETOKEN W| Obv.KM ASTR | ITV | 1704| D C A R SI ;| A round edge.
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