John White's Leith (Lothian) copper halfpenny token dated 1796. 

Leith is the port of Edinburgh. 

Obverse: Ship sailing by fort accompanied by two men in rowing boat, no flag on lookout post, cannons on battlements and legend: "SUCCESS TO THE PORT OF LEITH 1796". 

Reverse: Commerce seated holding scales with barrels of gin and tea on one side and a giant thistle on the other with legend: "PAYABLE AT THE HOUSE OF JOHN WHITE KIRKGATE LEITH". 

Plain edge. 

John White kept a liquor shop and grocery in Leith.

D&H: Lothian No: 59. Diameter 29mm