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Newport halfpenny token
Newport halfpenny token. Obverse: Robert Bird Wilkin in a tie-wig and high collared coat (left). Legend: 'ROBERT BIRD WILKINS'. Reverse: A single-masted antique boat with sail set. Legend: 'ISLE OF WIGHT HALFPENNY 1792'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT HIS OFFICE NEWPORT'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1824 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Mainwaring, W. |
| Date made: | 1792 |
| People: | Wilkins, Robert Bird; Mainwaring, W. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |