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Halfpenny token, 1797
Halfpenny token. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Pellew, laureate, in a tie-wig (left) larger than preceding. Legend: 'GLORIOVS PE.LEW'. Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, a spear in her left hand and a sprig in her right, outstretched. Legend: 'BRITISH TARS'. Exergue: '1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0898 |
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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 |