1779 Rhode Island Ship Token Pewter No Wreath Below Ship

Environmental damage. The obverse depicts British Admiral Lord Richard Howe’s flagship. Below the ship, the word “Vlugtende” was mistakenly added. “Vlugtende” is Dutch for fleeing. This token was supposed to influence the Dutch to have a more positive attitude towards the British during the American Revolution, so having a British ship with the word “fleeing” underneath, would contradict the whole purpose of the token.