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Description: | Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799). Obverse: Bust of the admiral (left) in cocked hat, pigtail, uniform. Legend: 'ADMIRAL EARL HOWE.' Below: '1797'. Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, a spear in her left, a sprig in her right hand. Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA.' Exergue: '1797'. Inscribed on edge: 'PAYABLE BY IOHN STRIDE'.
caption: Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Howe Thomas tokens Peter of the Fleet Lord Richard Kempson Wyon | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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