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Promissory naval farthing token commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1727-1814)
Promissory naval farthing token commemorating Admiral Alexander Hood, 1st Viscount Bridport (1727-1814). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Alexander Hood, Viscount Bridport in a pigtail, cocked hat and uniform (left). Legend: 'ADMIL LORD BRIDPORT'. Reverse: A naval crown within an oak wreath. Legend: 'PROMISSORY NAVAL FARTHING'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1849 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - farthing |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1794 |
| People: | Hood, Alexander; Hood, Alexander Wyon, Thomas Wyon, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 22 mm |
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