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Description: | Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794. Obverse: Bust of Admiral Howe in a pigtail and a plain cocked hat (left). Legend: 'EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE.' Reverse: Britannia seated, a shield at her side, her left holding an olive branch, her right hand a spear pointing between the letters B and R. Legend: 'RULE BRITANNIA.' Exergue: '1794'. Edge plain.
caption: Token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) and the Glorious First of June, 1794 | 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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