Coins and Australia - 1838 - Convict love tokens

Convict Love Token - 1838 - J Moore

Transcription

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Token engraved with stippled text. There is a crown stippled between the first two initials, and a decorative flourish at the base:

V R
THOMA^S
WINDFIEL
D . AD . 34
Y^S 1838
~

Front

Token engraved with a stippled flourish at the top of stippled text:

~
MY .  H^T
IS . F^D I C^N
N^T . R^E . I . L^E
MY . C^E . T^O
W^L . T^O . C^E
J . MOOR^E
AD . 24

Diameter

35.0 mm

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