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Halfpenny token commemorating Admiral John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823)
Halfpenny token commemorating Admiral John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Jervis in a pigtail and uniform (right). Legend: 'ADMIRAL JERVIS.' Reverse: Britannia seated, her shield at her side, a laurel branch in her left hand and a spear in her right; the masts of a ship below (left). Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA'. Exergue: '1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1961 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Jervis, John; Jervis, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |