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Penny token commemorating naval victories and the Royal Thanksgiving at St Pauls, 1797
Penny token commemorating naval victories and the Royal Thanksgiving at St Paul's, 1797. Obverse: Head of King George III, laureate in a tie-wig (right). Legend: 'GEORGIVS . III . DEI . GRATIA.' Reverse: The royal crown and regalia lying upon an inscribed pedestal with three naval crowns engraved upon it; three French, Spanish and Dutch flags lying below. Legend: 'ROYAL . THANKSGIVING . AT . ST . PAULS'. Inscribed on pedestal: 'HOWE ST VINCENT DUNCAN'. Below: 'DEC . 19 . 1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1909 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - penny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Milton, John |
| Events: | Royal Thanksgiving at St Paul's, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | King George III; Howe, Richard Jervis, John Duncan Milton, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 32 mm |