Love token - Initials I.A.
Title
Love token - Initials I.A.
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of copper halfpenny rubbed down and engraved with initials and an image of a pierced heart. Side one: engraved and highlighted in white a pierced heart with two arrows and the initials I.A. Side two: engraved with the initials "N.B." and the year "1783", with a decorative border.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Copper halfpenny
Identifier
M154
Coverage
Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century
Original Format
Copper halfpenny
Physical Dimensions
27mm
- Date Added
- April 3, 2013
- Collection
- Maidstone Museum
- Item Type
- Still Image
- Tags
- copper, courtship, engraved date 1783, family, halfpenny, heart, initials
- Citation
- Unknown, “Love token - Initials I.A.,” When this you see remember me, accessed May 18, 2024, https://lovetokens.omeka.net/items/show/160.