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

Farthing 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, cocked hat and uniform (right). Legend: 'ADML. EARL HOWE.' Reverse: Starboard-quarter view of a three-masted ship under fore and mizzen topsails. Legend: 'GLORIOUS FIRST OF IUNE. 1794'. Exergue: 'FARTHING' (with a line underneath).
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Object Details

ID: MEC1859
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - farthing
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794
Date made: 1 Jun 1794
People: Howe, Richard; Howe, Richard
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 22 mm