St. Andrew Halfpenny

Portraying on its obverse St. Andrew, patron saint of Scotland, this is a very common Conder token. They certainly circulated, so this particular example stands out primarily for being in rather a high grade. If I understand its cataloging correctly, the ship reverse identifies it as a "counterfeit" for whatever connotation that term has when we're talking about unregulated private issues to begin with.





St. Andrew has served as a proxy for Scottish virtues and national pride, but his.feast day being celebrated as a more secular holiday is something which only started in the 18th century.

St. Andrew was supposed to have been martyred by means of crucifixion on an X-shaped cross, which is typically included in renditions of his likeness.