Great Britain - 1794

½ Penny Token

(D & H 18 - Hampshire, Emsworth)
Obverse - Great Britain - 1794 Reverse - Great Britain - 1794
Obverse - Bust of Earl Howe, facing left.
Legend: EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE.
Reverse - A foot hovers over honor.
Legend: A MAP OF FRANCE 1794
  A wreath made of daggers, in each corner is the word FIRE with a dagger underneath. At the top, FRANCE, it's throne is over-turned, RE\LI/GI\ON is broken, GLORY is set aside and HONOR is under-foot.
Size, 28 mm
D & H 18 - Earl Howe
O: Similar to No. 13. The queue points between U and J, the & further from E and T.
R: A MAP OF FRANCE.
E:
A. 16
As No. 16.
 
The edge on this token is "plain". By that I mean that it appears that the edge has been flattened or filed to appear plain. In all liklihood it was modified to try to turn it into a D & H 18a, which is listed as RR. 18, however, is common.