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Birmingham halfpenny token

Birmingham halfpenny token. Obverse: Bust of General George Augustus Eliott (1717-1790) in a cocked hat, pigtail and uniform (left). Legend: 'GENERAL ELLIOT.' Reverse: A fleur-de-lis. Legend: 'BIRMINGHAM HALFPENNY . 1792.' Inscription, on edge, 'PAYABLE AT HENRY BIGGS'S (sic) MOORE STREET'.
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Object Details

ID: MEC1949
Collection: Coins and medals
Type: Token - halfpenny
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Date made: 1792
People: Eliott, George Augustus; Biggs, Henry
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements: Overall: 30 mm