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Stortford halfpenny token
Stortford halfpenny token. Obverse: Coat of arms, motto and crest of Sir George Jackson. Legend: 'SIR GEORGE JACKSON BAR: SOLE PROPRIATOR.' Motto: 'MALO PATI QUAM FOEDAM'. Reverse: View of a winding river with a horse pulling a barge, another (left). Distant view of hills. Legend: 'STORT NAVIGATION SOURCE OF TRADE.' Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT BISHOPS STORTFORD'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1876 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| People: | Jackson, George; Küchler, Conrad Heinrich |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |