Promissory naval farthing token commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1727-1814)

Promissory naval farthing token commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1727-1814). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Samuel Viscount Hood in a pigtail, cocked hat and uniform (right). Legend: 'ADML LORD HOOD'. Reverse: A foul anchor. Legend: 'PROMISSORY NAVAL FARTHING.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1855
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - farthing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas
Date made: 1794
People: Hood, Alexander; Hood, Alexander Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 22 mm