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Hastings halfpenny token
Hastings halfpenny token. Obverse: Port broadside view of a cutter under sail, a semi-wreath of oak below. Legend: 'SUCCESS & SAFETY ATTEND THE ENDEAVOUR.' Reverse: Coat of arms of the town suspended from a love-knot within a semi-wreath of palm (left) and laurel (right). Legend: 'HASTINGS HALFPENNY'. Below: '1794'. Inscribed (on edge): 'PAYABLE BY JAMES TEBAYS HASTINGS'. Hole punched and 'M A' stamped.
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Object Details
| ID: | MEC1945 |
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| Collection: | Coins and medals |
| Type: | Token - halfpenny |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Creator: | Wyon, Peter; Wyon, Thomas |
| Date made: | 1794 |
| People: | Wyon, Thomas; Wyon, Peter |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 30 mm |
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