Convict Love Token - 1830 - M H
Frederick Buck, 19, was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey on 8 July 1830 for stealing one crown, four half-crowns, six shillings and four sixpences from the till of the Rose & Crown hotel on 28 May 1830. He was sentenced to seven years' transportation.
Transcription
Back
Token engraved with the image of a heart crossed with two downwards facing arrows and a downward facing arrow in the centre. There is an initial on either side and one word engraved below:
M H
ADIEU
Front
Crudely engraved token with six lines of text, the third line partially scored through:
IN MEMORY
OF
F. BUCKWHO
WAS BANISHED
FOR 7 YEARS
1830
Diameter
35.0 mm
Copyright: National Museum of Australia
