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Halfpenny token commemorating Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757-1833)

Halfpenny token commemorating Sir Edward Pellew, 1st Viscount Exmouth (1757-1833). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Pellew in a tie-wig and uniform (left). Legend: 'GLORIOVS PELLEW.' Reverse: A female figure seated holding a cogged wheel in her left hand and a mining drill in her right. Legend: 'HALFPENNY.' Exergue: '1796'.

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Object Details

ID:	MEC1962
Collection:	Coins and medals
Type:	Token - halfpenny
Display location:	Not on display
Creator:	Unknown
Date made:	1796
People:	Pellew, Edward; Pellew, Edward
Credit:	National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Measurements:	Overall: 26 mm