Convict Love Token - 1837 - S F
Transcription
Back
Token with a hole punched at the top, a stippled scalloped border, and the image of a man holding a bottle in his right hand and a glass in his left. He is surrounded by text:
S F
7 years
1837
Front
Worn token with hole punched at the top, stippled scalloped border and 10 lines of stippled text:
M[A]Y
the rose of
england never
bud. the thistle
of scotland never
grow. the harp
of ireland never
play. till i poor
convict gain
my liberty
Diameter
36.0 mm
Copyright: National Museum of Australia
