Badminton halfpenny token

Badminton halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of King George III in a long wig, laureate (right). Legend: 'HE FEELS HIS PEOPLES WANTS & RELIEVES THEM.' Reverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Legend: 'CORN IMPORTED BY GOVERNMENT 1796.'

Object Details

ID: MEC1738
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Kempson, Peter; Willets, T.
Date made: 1796
People: King George III; Willets, T. Kempson, Peter
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm
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