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A Portsmouth halfpenny commemorating John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797
A Portsmouth halfpenny commemorating John Jervis, Earl St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797. Obverse: Neptune standing in his horse-drawn sea-car, a trident in his left hand, holding a wreath over the head of Admiral Jervis seated (left). Reverse: inscription, 'SR JOHN JERVIS WITH 15 SAIL PERSUED & DEFEATED THE SPANISH FLEET OF 27 SAIL OF THE LINE FEBRUARY 14TH 1797'. On edge: 'PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS. SHARPS'. Hole drilled through by Neptune's head.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC3015 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1797 |
| People: | Jervis, John; Jervis, John Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |