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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
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