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Emsworth halfpenny token
Emsworth halfpenny token. Obverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, her left holding an olive branch, her right hand a spear pointing to the head of letter R. Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA'. Exergue: '1795'. Reverse: Inscription, 'A WAY TO PREVENT KNAVES GETTING A TRICK.'
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Object details
| ID: | MEC1787 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| People: | Howe, Richard |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |