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Birmingham halfpenny token
Birmingham halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of General George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) in a cocked hat, pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'GENERAL ELLIOT.' Reverse: A fleur-de-lis. Legend: 'BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY . 1792.' Inscription, on edge, 'PAYABLE AT HENRY BIGGS'S (sic) MOORE STREET'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1949 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1792 |
| People: | Eliott, George Augustus; Biggs, Henry |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |
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