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Counter commemorating Rhode Island relieved and evacuated, 1779; reverse Long Caption: Counter commemorating Rhode Island relieved and evacuated, 1779. Obverse: Plan of Rhode Island with soldiers, ships and boats at sea. Reverse: Starboard broadside view of Admiral Richard Howe's flagship. The token was made for distribution in the Netherlands as propaganda to dissuade the Dutch from joining the League of Armed Neutrality against the British blockade of North America. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: MEC0518 Artist: unknown Date: 1779 Medium: brass Size: 32 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.