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Dundee penny token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Adam Duncan (1731-1804) and the battle of Camperdown, 1797
Dundee penny token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet, Adam Duncan (1731-1804) and the Battle of Camperdown, 1797. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Duncan face (front) in uniform (three-quarter right). Above head: 'DUNDEE PENNY'. Legend: 'ADML LD. DUNCAN BORN HERE 1731. DEFEATD. THE DUTCH FLEET 1797.' Reverse: Under the tree of life, the serpent coiled round it, Adam seated (right) and Eve standing (left), offering him the apple. Legend: '23000 INHABITANTS IN DUNDEE VID. STATISTICAL ACCOUNT BY R. SMALL. D.D.' Exergue: 'BE FRUITFUL AND MULTIPLY. GEN.I.28.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1723 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - penny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1798 |
| People: | Duncan, Adam; Duncan, Adam Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |