Liverpool halfpenny token

Liverpool halfpenny token. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail, crossed laurel branches below. Mainmast pointing to the arm of L. Legend: 'LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY'. Reverse: Arms and crest of the city within crossed branches of bulrush flags. 'DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT 1791.' Inscribed on edge: 'NUNEATON BEDWORTH AND HICKLEY'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1893
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1791
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 29 mm
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