Coins and Australia - 1829 - Convict love tokens

Convict Love Token - 1829 - J Jones

Transcription

Back

Token engraved with the stippled image of a man smoking a pipe, standing next to a small table with a bottle and wineglass. Stippled text around the border reads (from lower left):

.W. DAVIS. AGED.15. .1829.

Front

Token engraved with stippled text and images. There is a border of  leaves and the image of a house with smoke coming from the chimney, next to some flowers. Text is punctuated with stippled floral designs and reads:

.A.
.JONES.
.AGED . 40
.J. JONES.
.AGED . 41.
.1829.

Diameter

36.0 mm

Copyright: National Museum of Australia

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