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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: 'PAYABLE IN ANGLESEY LONDON OR LIVERPOOL' (N's reversed).

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1894
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