Obv: Bust of Earl Howe, EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE. (around) Rev: Britannia seated, RULE BRITANNIA. (around), 1794 in exergue. Edge: EMSWORTH HALFPENNY PAYABLE BY IOHN STRIDE X.
Almost Uncirculated and Choice.
A mule honoring Lord Earl Richard Howe. He used an ingenious new system of signaling other ships at sea, which enabled him to sail his fleet past the French ships on the ‘Glorious first of June’.