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An image showing 'Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794'
An image showing 'Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794'
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Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794

Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Howe in a pigtail, uniform and cocked hat with braided edge (left). Legend: 'MAY THE FRENCH EVER KNOW HOWE TO RULE THE MAIN.' Reverse: A foul anchor. Legend: 'IN COMMEMORATION OF THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE.' Milled edge.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1816
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794
Date made: 1794
People: Howe, Richard; Howe, Richard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm