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Cinque Ports halfpenny token
Cinque Ports halfpenny token. Obverse: Medieval ship with a single mast, two men and two boys aloft furling the sail (an image based on the town seal). Legend: 'PAYABLE AT HYTH' (sic). Reverse: The arms of the Cinque Ports. Legend: 'CINQUE PORT HALFPENNY 1794'. Inscription on edge: 'AT RICHARD SHIPDEN'S'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1885 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Lutwyche, William |
| Date made: | 1794 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |