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Halfpenny token, Portsmouth
Halfpenny token, Portsmouth commemorating the battle of Cape St Vincent. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obverse: Bust of John Jervis, 1st Earl St Vincent. Legend: 'VISCOUNT JERVIS & THE GLORIOUS 14th Feby 1797'. Reverse: A ship of the line. Legend: 'UNDER PROVIDENCE YE INVINCIBLE FIFTEEN'. Ship of the line. Edge: 'PAYABLE AT I. BRENTS PORTSMOUTH AND PORTSEA'.
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Object Details
| ID: | SEC0890 |
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| Type: | Token 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; Brent, I |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 29 mm |
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