Halfpenny token
Halfpenny token. Two casts, obverse and reverse. Obverse: Bust of Sir John Jervis. Legend: 'GLORIOVS IER.VIS'. Reverse: Britannia seated in a shell. 'BRITAN NIA', 'RULES THE MAIN'.
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Object Details
ID: | SEC0892 |
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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 |
Credit: | National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London, Wellcome Collection |
Measurements: | Overall: 2 mm x 28 mm |
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