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Spence's halfpenny token
Spence's halfpenny token. Obverse: Full-length figure of a sailor (right) brandishing a cudgel, seizing a landsman. Legend: 'BRITISH . LIBERTY . DISPLAYED .' Exergue: '1795'. Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, a spear in her left hand from which the cap of liberty is falling. Legend: 'ROUSE BRITANNIA!' Inscribed on edge: 'PAYABLE IN LONDON'.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1916 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Spence, T. |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| People: | Spence; Spence, T. |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |
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