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Gosport halfpenny token
Gosport halfpenny token. Obverse: A standing female figure (Hope), her right resting on an anchor, her left hand upraised. Legend: 'PAYABLE AT BEN & ION JONES, GOSPORT OR SHEERNESS'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Reverse: 'THE GUARD AND GLORY OF BRITAIN'. Below: '1796'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1823 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J. Pitt |
| Date made: | 1796 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |