Coins and Australia - 1848 - Convict love tokens

Convict Love Token - 1848 - Maria Hunt

Transcription

Back

Pierced and worn token, with a stippled zigzag border and stippled text surrounded by symbols including a wineglass and  heart flanked by two crossed pipes:

[Maria?]
[Hunt?]
aged 1[7]

Front

Pierced and worn token, engraved with a stippled border and text surrounded by symbols including wineglasses and hearts:

1848
Forget me
not
Love .

Diameter

36.0 mm

Copyright: National Museum of Australia

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