Portsmouth shilling token

Portsmouth shilling token. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a three-masted ship under sail, date below '1811'. Legend: 'LET COMMERCE FLOURISH. ISSUED BY I M STEPHENS'. Reverse: Inscription, 'VALUE XII PENCE'; wreath below. Legend: 'PORTSMOUTH SILVER TOKEN'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1975
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - shilling
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1811
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 24 mm
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