Love token - Love is power
Title
Love token - Love is power
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a silver half-crown rubbed down and engraved on both sides with idioms and initials. Side one: "Now in the bands of wedlock we are tied, May passion ne'er persuade but reason guide" around border with "J.M.B." in centre. Side two: "Love is power that rules with sovereign sway and forces all mankind his laws to obey" around border with "J.M.B." in centre.
Creator
UnknowN
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Silver half-crown
Identifier
M100
Coverage
Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century
Original Format
Silver half-crown
Physical Dimensions
32.7mm