Portsmouth. CU Halfpenny Token (29mm, 11.06 g, 6h). Dated 14 February 1797. Neptune standing left, holding trident and crowning Admiral Jervis, seated right / SR JOHN JERVIS/ WITH 15 SAIL/ PURSUED & DEFEATED/ THE SPANISH FLEET OF/ 27 SAIL OF THE LINE/ FEBRUARY 14th/ 1797. Edge: PORTSMOUTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE AT THOS SHARPS .X. D&H 64. Brown surfaces, minor deposits. VF.
From the J. Eric Engstrom Collection.