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Two pence token commemorating the Eddystone lighthouse
Twopenny token commemorating the Eddystone lighthouse. Obverse: View of the Eddystone Lighthouse. Legend: 'S. VIEW . OF . THE . EDYSTONE . LIGHTHOUSE . COMPLEATED . OCR 9 . 1759. BY . I . SMEATON'. Exergue: 'DEVONSHIRE . PRIVATE . TOKEN'. Reverse: View of the high lighthouse, Spurn Point and circular platform. Legend: 'VIEW . OF . THE . HIGH . LIGHT . HOUSE . ON . THE . SPERN . POINT . COMPLEATED AP . 7 . 1777'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1967 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | W. Upcott |
| Date made: | 1801 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 43 mm |