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England - 1795

Earl Howe & The Glorious First of June

Obverse
Obverse:
Bust of Admiral Earl Howe, facing left
Legend:
HALFPENNY. EARL HOWE & THE FIRST OF JUNE 1794
Exergue:
1795
Edge:
Plain. On a very small flan.
Reverse
Reverse:
A ship under sail with waves in the foreground
Legend:
THE GUARD & GLORY OF BRITAIN

Vern's Comments:

This token is extremely thin, too thin to put an edge legend on and certainly not up to halfpenny weight in terms of the copper there.

England — Hampshire

D & H 29f — Emsworth

 
O:    Very similar to No. 13, with HALFPENNY and 1795 added.
A. 112e
R:    A large ship. THE GUARD & GLORY OF BRITAIN.
E:    Plain. On a very small flan.