Halfpenny token - Battle of Cape St. Vincent and Admiral Jervis - 1797

Side 1: : Neptune standing in his horse-drawn chariot, a trident in his left hand, holding a wreath over the head of Admiral Jervis seated right.

John Jervis

Side 2: SR . JOHN JERVIS / WITH 15 SAIL / PURSUED & DEFEATED / THE SPANISH FLEET OF / 27 SAIL OF THE LINE / FEBRUARY 14 th .. / 1797.
On the edge: PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS .X.

BHM 434, Dalton & Hamer 65 (Hampshire, Portsmouth)
Mm. 29 - Copper
Portsmouth halfpenny token commemorating John Jervis, Earl of St Vincent (1735-1823) and the battle of Cape St Vincent, 1797.

Dalton & Hamer 65 - Hampshire, Portsmouth.
O: Similar, the bottom edge of the officer's coat being straight, and there is more water shown at the bottom.
R and E: As last
Engraver - WYON. Manufacturer - KEMPSON. Proprietor - THOMAS SHARP, a Mercer.

 

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