Love token - George Shelley
Title
Love token - George Shelley
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a copper coin rubbed down and engraved with names and outline of a ship. Side one: "Forget me note" above image of three masted ship. Side two: "George Shelley to Ann Shelley." Both sides decorated with flourishes. Script style lettering, highlighted in white.
Creator
Unknown
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Original coin dated 1797
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Copper cartwheel penny coin
Identifier
M002
Coverage
Eighteenth/early nineteenth century
Original Format
Copper cartwheel penny coin
Physical Dimensions
35.5mm
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