Penny token commemorating Greenwich Hospital

Penny token commemorating Greenwich Hospital. Obverse: View of Greenwich Hospital, inscription below. Legend: 'GREENWICH HOSPITAL.' Exergue: 'COMPLEATD. IN THE REIGN OF KING CHAS. THE IIND.' Reverse: The arms of London within crossed palm branches. Legend: 'LONDON PENNY TOKEN'.

Object Details

ID: MEC1907
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - penny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas Kempson, Peter
Date made: 1796
People: Wyon, Thomas; Wyon, Peter Kempson, Peter
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 33 mm
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