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Penny token, naval victories, 1797
Penny token, naval victories, 1797. Obverse: Head of King George III, laureate in a tie-wig (right). Legend: 'GEORGIVS . III . DEI . GRATIA.' Reverse: The royal crown and regalia lying upon an inscribed pedestal with three naval crowns engraved upon it; three French, Spanish and Dutch flags lying below. Legend: 'ROYAL . THANKSGIVING . AT . ST . PAULS'. Inscribed on pedestal: 'HOWE ST VINCENT DUNCAN'. Below: 'DEC . 19 . 1797'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0878 |
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| Type: | Token cast |
| Display location: | Not on display |
| Places: | London |
| Events: | French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797; French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of the Glorious First of June, 1794 French Revolutionary Wars: Battle of Camperdown, 1797 |
| Date made: | 1 Jun 1794; 14 Feb 1797 11 Oct 1797 |
| People: | Howe, Richard; King George III Duncan, Adam |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 32 mm |
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