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Commemorative Gosport promissory halfpenny token
Commemorative Gosport promissory halfpenny token. Obverse: Head of St Bevois in plumed helmet. A variety of preceding, second feather pointing to H and main-top-mast to OP. Legend: 'PROMISSORY HALFPENNY.' Reverse: Starboard view of warship. Legend: 'PRO BONO PUBLICO'. Exergue: '1794'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE A J JORDANS DRAPER GOSPORT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1821 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |
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