Emsworth Howe & Ship Wooden Walls Halfpenny 1795

Emsworth (Hampshire) copper Conder halfpenny token dated 1795. Obverse: Bust of Earl Howe facing left with legend: “EARL HOWE & THE FIRST OF JUNE 1794 - HALFPENNY 1795”. Reverse: Man of war in full sail to left on choppy sea with legend: “THE WOODEN WALLS OF OLD ENGLAND”. Edge inscription: “PAYABLE IN LANCASTER LONDON OR BRISTOL”. Reasonable collectable condition, see photograph.

D&H Hampshire No: 30. Diameter 28.3mm. VF-. £20.00

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