Convict Love Token - 1831 - E W
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Token with stippled image of a woman and a man holding hands under a roof from which three lanterns are dangling. He is holding a gun and a dog is walking behind him. On either side of the figures are the initials:
E W
At base are two hearts, joined by an arrow. Above the hearts is the stippled date:
Dec . 21 . 1831
Front
Token engraved with stippled cursive text:
Remember
me when far
away bear me in
your mind let all
the world say what
they will dont
prove to me un
kind
Diameter
36.0 mm
Copyright: National Museum of Australia
