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Country: Hampshire, England (UK)
Type: Token
Year: 1797
Value: 1/2 Penny = 1/24 Shilling (1/480 LSD)
Currency: Conder Tokens (1787-1797)
Composition: Copper
Grade: XF
Weight: 11.2 g
Diameter: 29 mm
Thickness: 2 mm
Orientation: Coin alignment ↑↓
References: Seaby# 60a
Obverse:
Bust of John Jervis, (Earl St Vincent, 1735-1823) facing three-quarter right in uniform and ribbon of order.
Lettering:
→✥← VISCOUNT JERVIS. & THE GLORIOUS 14 FEBY. 1797.
Reverse:
Starboard broadside view of a battleship under sail.
Lettering:
Legend: 'UNDER PROVIDENCE Y,E INVINCIBLE FIFTEEN
Edge:
Plain and inscribed.
Lettering: PAYABLE AT PORTSMOUTH AND PORTSEA
Reference : Seaby# 60a
Source : https://collections.rmg.co.uk/collection...
Collection : English, Scottish & Irish, Conder Tokens, Commonwealth & Colonial Tokens