Halfpenny token, Portsmouth, 1797
Cast of a halfpenny token, Portsmouth, 1797. Obverse: John Jervis, 1st Earl of St Vincent. Legend: 'VISCOUNT JERVIS & THE GLORIOUS 14 FEB 1797'. Reverse: a warship. Legend: 'UNDER PROVIDENCE YE INVINCIBLE FIFTEEN'. Two casts obverse and reverse, mounted on an emulsioned plywood backboard with a label.
Object Details
| ID: | SEC0361 |
|---|---|
| Type: | Coin cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797 |
| Date made: | 14 Feb 1797; 1797 |
| People: | Jervis, John |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 3 mm x 30 mm |
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