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Gosport promissory halfpenny
Gosport promissory halfpenny. Obverse: Bust of St Bevois in armour and crested helmet, third feather pointing to letter H. Legend: 'PROMISSORY HALFPENNY.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Main-top-mast pointing to letter O. Legend: 'PRO BONO PUBLICO'. Exergue: '1794'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT J JORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT.'
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1820 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Date made: | 1794 |
| People: | Wyon, Thomas; Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |