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An image showing 'Portsmouth halfpenny token commemorating John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797'
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Portsmouth halfpenny token commemorating John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797

Portsmouth halfpenny token commemorating John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. Obverse: The British ensign on a flagstaff. Legend: 'MAY IT BE DISPLAYED AT ALL POINTS OF YE COMPASS'. Reverse: General view of the action showing five ships engaged. Exergue: 'CAPE ST. VINCENT Feby. 14 1797'. Inscribed on edge: 'VALENTINE PRESENTED TO SPAIN BY ADM. JERVIS'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1834
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797
Date made: 1797
People: Jervis, John
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm