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Portsmouth halfpenny token
Portsmouth halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823 in uniform and ribbon of order (three-quarter right). Legend: 'VISCOUNT JERVIS & THE GLORIOUS 14 FEBY. 1797'. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a battleship under sail. Legend: 'UNDER PROVIDENCE YE INVINCIBLE FIFTEEN'. Inscribed on edge, 'PAYABLE AT PORTSMOUTH AND PORTSEA'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC2944 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | J. Pitt |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Jervis, John; Jervis, John J. Pitt |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Sutcliffe-Smith Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |