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Halfpenny token commemorating Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757-1833)
Halfpenny token commemorating Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757-1833). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Pellew, laureate, in a tie-wig (left) larger than preceding. Legend: 'GLORIOVS PE.LEW'. Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, a spear in her left hand and a sprig in her right, outstretched. Legend: 'BRITISH TARS'. Exergue: '1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1963 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Pellew, Edward; Pellew, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |