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Description: | Buxton token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799). Obverse: Bust of Admiral Howe in a tie-wig, uniform and cocked hat with bow and brim higher at the back (left). Legend: 'ADMIRAL . EARL HOWE.' Below: '1797'. Reverse: Britannia standing, a spear and shield in her left hand, a sprig in her right, in the background four vessels and men ploughing and sowing. Legend: 'SUCCESS TO THE COMMERCE OF BRITAIN'. On edge: 'BUXTON TOKEN'.
caption: Buxton token commemorating Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe (1726-1799) | Publisher: | "http://collections.rmg.co.uk/" | Rights holder: | "Royal Museums Greenwich" | Subjects: | Howe tokens of the Fleet Lord Richard | Source: | Royal Museums Greenwich | Identifier: | http://collections.rmg.co.uk/collections... | Go to resource |
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