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Lowestoft halfpenny token
Lowestoft halfpenny token. Obverse: Two bathing machines in the water, three vessels in distance. Legend: 'LOWESTOFT TOKEN'. Below: 'SEA BATH 1795'. Reverse: Port-quarter view of a fishing boat with mast lowered and men hauling in a net, a ship in distance (right). Legend: 'SUCCESS TO THE FISHERIES'.
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Object details
| ID: | MEC1942 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | P., R. |
| Date made: | 1795 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 29 mm |