Coins and Australia - 1842 - Convict love tokens

Convict Love Token - 1842 - John Warnes

Transcription

Back

Token engraved with stippled text:

JOHN
WARNES
AGED . 15
NORWICH
+PIPER+
1842

Front

Token engraved with stippled text and decorated with hearts, diamonds and swirls:

WHAT
IS
SWEETER
THAN
HONEY
LIBERT
  Y

Diameter

36.0 mm

Copyright: National Museum of Australia

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