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An image showing 'Token depicting Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794; obverse'
An image showing 'Token depicting Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794; reverse'
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Token depicting Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794

Token depicting Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Howe in a pigtail, uniform and plain cocked hat (left). Legend: 'EARL HOWE & THE FIRST OF JUNE 1794 . HALFPENNY'. Below: '1795'. Reverse: Starboard quarter view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Legend: 'THE GUARD AND GLORY OF BRITAIN'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC2912
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter
Events: French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794
Date made: 1795
People: Howe, Richard; Howe, Richard Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter Wyon, Thomas
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London. Caird Fund.
Measurements: Overall: 27 mm