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Ratley's halfpenny token
Ratley's halfpenny token. Obverse: Half-length figure of a man seated examining a picture held by another standing, yawning. Legend: 'P. RATLEY. DUKES COURT ST. MARTINS. DEALER IN DRAWGS PICTES AND CURIOSITIES'. Reverse: A shore covered with sea-shells; port quarter view of a three-masted ship under sail in distance. Reverse: 'SHELLS, ORES & MINERALS BOT, SOLD OR EXCHANGED 1795'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1914 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| People: | Ratley, P; Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |