Cinque Ports halfpenny token

Cinque Ports halfpenny token. Obverse: An ancient vessel with a single mast containing two men and two boys aloft furling the sail (an image based on the town seal). Legend: 'PAYABLE AT FEVERSHAM' (sic). Reverse: The arms of the Cinque Ports. Legend: 'CINQ PORT HALFPENNY . 1794.' Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT JOHN CROWSS (sic) COPPERSMITH'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1883
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Lutwyche, William; R. Dixon
Date made: 1794
People: Lutwyche, William
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 28 mm
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