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