Counter commemorating Sheerness dockyard, 1823

Counter commemorating Sheerness dockyard, 1823. Uniface, a plan of Sheerness Dockyard, below the stern of the three-decker, HMS 'Howe', in dry dock. Legend: 'BASIN AND DOCKS AT SHEERNESS BEGUN JANUARY XIX MDCCCXIV OPENED SEPTEMB. V MDCCCXXIII'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1485
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Counter
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: Opening of Sheerness Dockyard, 1823
Vessels: Howe 1815 (HMS)
Date made: 1823
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 61 mm