Love token - Love me as true as I love you

Title

Love token - Love me as true as I love you

Subject

Numismatic object

Description

Image of a George II silver shilling, rubbed smooth and engraved with image, name and date. Side one: engraved with two hearts, date 1781, the idiom "Love me as true as I love you" in capital lettering, and the initials "D.A.B." Side two: as normal.

Creator

Unknown

Source

Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England

Date

Unknown; engraved date 1781

Contributor

Rev. R.W.H. Acworth

Rights

Maidstone Museum, Kent, England

Format

Silver shilling

Identifier

M107

Coverage

Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century

Original Format

Silver shilling

Physical Dimensions

25.7mm

Files

M107a.jpg
M107b.jpg
M107c.jpg
Date Added
January 9, 2013
Collection
Maidstone Museum
Item Type
Still Image
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Citation
Unknown, “Love token - Love me as true as I love you,” When this you see remember me, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lovetokens.omeka.net/items/show/110.