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1/2 Penny Hampshire - Portsmouth / Admiral Jervis
| Issuer | United Kingdom |
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| Year | 1797 |
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| Currency | Conder tokens (1787-1797) |
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| Obverse description | A British naval ensign displayed on a flagstaff occupies the central field, the flag rendered with fine horizontal lines and the Union Jack canton clearly depicted in the upper hoist corner. The design is enclosed within a plain inner circle, with a toothed or engrailed border running along the coin's rim. The circular legend reads: MAY IT BE DISPLAYD AT ALL POINTS OF Ye COMPASS, the text running continuously around the flag device in capital letters separated by pellets. |
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| Reverse description | A dynamic naval battle scene fills the field, depicting multiple fully-rigged men-of-war under sail engaged in close action on a choppy sea, with smoke and cannon fire implied by the engraver's rendering of the rigging and hulls. The vessels are shown in fine detail with masts, yards, sails, and gun-ports visible. A straight exergual line separates the maritime scene from a two-line legend in the exergue recording the engagement. The rim is toothed, matching the obverse border. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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