Liverpool halfpenny token
Liverpool halfpenny token. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail, crossed oak branches below. Legend: 'LIVERPOOL HALFPENNY'. Reverse: Arms and crest of the city within crossed branches of bulrush flags. Legend: 'DEUS NOBIS HAEC OTIA FECIT 1793'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE IN LONDON LIVERPOOL OR BRISTOL'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1901 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Unknown |
| Date made: | 1793 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 28 mm |