Copper advertising token, imitating the farthing or halfpenny, of Dr. Stuart's Private Medical Establishment, active in the 19th century at 39 Maxwell Street in Glasgow and offering maternity and child-rearing services. Obverse: Dr. Stuart taking the pulse of a patient; Reverse: Woman breastfeeding.
Tokens resembling coins have been minted by local authorities, medical establishments, notaries, lawyers, banks, shops and industries for various purposes (advertising, commemorative, testimonial or accounting purposes: monetary substitute for use within the premises, either for economic control, or as a preventive health measure (leprosaria, hospitals...).