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Spalding halfpenny token
Spalding halfpenny token. Obverse: within a shield edged with sprays, the initials 'T.J.' (Thomas Jennings) in old English characters, a couped lion rampant as a crest above; below: '1794'. Legend: 'SPALDING HALFPENNY.' Reverse: Britannia standing on the shore, a shield and spear in her left, a spray in her right hand, outstretched; a merchantman (left) and three other vessels in distance (left and right); two men and a horse ploughing (right). Legend: 'SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN'. Inscription on edge: 'PAYABLE AT T. JENNINGS SPALDING & HOLBEACH'.
MEC2033: Halfpenny token struck in British North America. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Reverse: Inscription, 'SHIPS, COLONIES & COMMERCE'.
MEC2033: Halfpenny token struck in British North America. Obverse: Starboard broadside view of a full-rigged ship under sail. Reverse: Inscription, 'SHIPS, COLONIES & COMMERCE'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1906 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Display - Atlantic Gallery |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter |
| Date made: | 1794 |
| Exhibition: | The Atlantic: Slavery, Trade, Empire; Trade and Commerce |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 27 mm |
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