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'.
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Object Details
ID: | MEC1883 |
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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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