Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799)

Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799). Obverse: Bust of the admiral (left) in cocked hat, pigtail, uniform. Legend: 'ADMIRAL EARL HOWE.' Below: '1797'. Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, a spear in her left, a sprig in her right hand. Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA.' Exergue: '1797'. Inscribed on edge: 'PAYABLE BY IOHN STRIDE'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1796
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter
Date made: 1797
People: Howe, Richard; Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm
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