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1794, Great Britain, Hampshire, Emsworth. Copper Half Penny Token Coin. D&H-13.

Mint Year: 1794 Reference: D&H-13. Denomination: ½ Penny Mint Place: Hampshire, Emsworth Condition: Edge-hits, scratches and deposits, otherwise F+ Material: Copper  Diameter: 29mm Weight: 9.94gm

Obverse: Bust of Earl Howe left. Legend: EARL HOWE & THE GLORIOUS FIRST OF JUNE

Reverse: Britannia seated on globe left, holding olive-brancbh in right hand and shouldering spray. British shield behind her. Date (1794) below.   Legend: RULE BRITANNIA

Admiral of the Fleet Richard Howe, 1st Earl Howe, KG (8 March 1726 – 5 August 1799) was a British naval officer. After serving throughout the War of the Austrian Succession, he gained a reputation for his role in amphibious operations against the French coast as part of Britain's policy of naval descents during the Seven Years' War. He also took part, as a naval captain, in the decisive British naval victory at the Battle of Quiberon Bay in November 1759.

In North America, Howe is best known for his service during the American Revolutionary War, when he acted as a naval commander and a peace commissioner with the American rebels; he also conducted a successful relief during the Great Siege of Gibraltar in the later stages of the War.

Howe later commanded the victorious British fleet during the Glorious First of June in June 1794 during the French Revolutionary Wars.