Great Britain - 1795

½ Penny (D & H 29f - Hampshire, Emsworth)
Obverse - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny - 1795 Reverse - Great Britain - 1/2 Penny - 1795
Obverse - Bust of Admiral Earl Howe, facing left
Legend, HALFPENNY. EARL HOWE & THE FIRST OF JUNE 1794
Under bust - 1795
Reverse - A ship under sail with waves in the foreground
Legend, THE GUARD & GLORY OF BRITAIN
Edge is plain.
D & H 29f - Earl Howe
O: Very similar to No. 13, with HALFPENNY and 1795 added.
R: A large ship. THE GUARD & GLORY OF BRITAIN.
E:
A. 112e
Plain. On a very small flan.
 
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.
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