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Halfpenny token,1794
Halfpenny token,1794. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Howe in a pigtail and a plain cocked hat (left). Legend: 'EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE.' Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, her left holding an olive branch, her right hand a spear. Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA.' Exergue: '1794'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0884 |
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| Type: | Token cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Date made: | 1 Jun 1794 |
| People: | Howe, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 28 mm |