Love token - Altar of love
Title
Love token - Altar of love
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a shilling coin rubbed smooth and engraved with altar of love. Side one: altar of love, pair of flaming hearts, olive sprig, doves, roses and initials "W.P." and "S.B.", border decoration of leaves and berries. Side two: as normal George III shilling coin dated 1787.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Original coin dated 1787
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Georgian shilling
Identifier
M018
Coverage
Eighteenth/ early nineteenth century
Original Format
George III shilling dated 1787
Physical Dimensions
25.4mm
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