Hampshire 6. Southampton. White metal medal. 13.61 gm. 34.5 mm. W M under portrait: W Mossop. 1794. Bust of Admiral Howe left; ADMIRAL EARL HOWE around above / Legend in four lines; THE MEMORABLE VICTORY...JUNE 1 1794. BHM 384. Uncirculated; die polishing marks; lustrous; a few slight marks.

The Mike Sussman Collection of British Trade Tokens.

June 1, 1794: Admiral Howe successfully engaged a grain convoy from the U.S. off the westernmost point of France at the beginning of the French Revolutionary War.