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Halfpenny token, 1796
Halfpenny token, 1796. Two casts, obverse and reverse (both cracked). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Pellew in a tie-wig and uniform (left). Legend: 'GLORIOVS PELLEW.' Reverse: A female figure seated holding a cogged wheel in her left hand and a mining drill in her right. Legend: 'HALFPENNY.' Exergue: '1796'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0896 |
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| Type: | Token cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| People: | Pellew, Edward |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 27 mm |