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Barbados penny Long Caption: Reverse: Bust facing left wearing crown and Prince of Wales's feathers. Legend: 'I SERVE'. John Milton was a gifted young engraver at the Royal Mint, who designed the Barbados Penny in 1788. He was discharged in 1796 for supplying forged dies of foreign coins (French Louis d'Or and Portuguese joannes) to counterfeiters. Part of the Michael Graham-Stewart slavery collection. Credit line: © National Maritime Museum, Greenwich, London Object: ZBA2802 Artist: John Milton Date: 1788 Medium: bronze Size: Overall: 31 mm Click here to buy a bespoke print of this image.