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Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449
Tenterden, common seal of the town and hundred, 1449. Obverse: A mid-fifteenth century sailing vessel with a banner with the cross of St George in the stern. A 'Jacob's ladder' leads to the fighting top. A shield of arms of the Barons of the Cinque Ports as shown on the sail. Inscription 'SIGILLUM :: COMUNE :: VILLE :: ET :: HUNDREDE :: DE :: TENTERDEN'. On a cardboard backboard with a label.
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Object details
| ID: | SEC0685 |
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| Type: | Seal cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | Tenterden |
| Date made: | 1449; 1449 |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London |
| Measurements: | Overall: 10 mm x 69 mm |