Four coins

Four coins. Two pennies dated 1908 and 1893 and two halfpennies 1905 and 1894 found on the bodies of sailors from 'HMS Cressy' and 'HMS Hogue'.

Object Details

ID: REL0241
Collection: Relics
Type: Coin
Display location: Not on display
Creator: Unknown
Events: World War I: Sinking of Aboukir, Hogue and Cressy, 1914
Vessels: Cressy (1899); Hogue (1900)
Date made: 1894-1908
Credit: National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London
Parts: Four coins
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