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Halfpenny token, Portsmouth
Halfpenny token, Portsmouth commemorating the battle of Cape St Vincent. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obverse: Sir John Jervis being crowned by Neptune. Reverse: Inscription: 'Sr JOHN JERVIS WITH 15 SAIL PURSUED & DEFEATED THE SPANISH FLEET OF 27 SAIL OF THE LINE FEBRUARY 14th 1797.' Edge: 'PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS'.
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Object details
| ID: | SEC0891 |
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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 |
| People: | Jervis, John; Sharp, Thomas |
| Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
| Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 29 mm |