Love token - The further we fly the faster we tye
Title
Love token - The further we fly the faster we tye
Subject
Numismatic object
Description
Image of a silver coin rubbed smooth and engraved with birds, hearts and a lover's knot. Side one: initials "E.P.", two birds, two overlapping hearts. Side two: initials "I.P." and the idiom "The further we fly the faster we tye" around image of two birds with lover's knot, with highlighted lettering. Pierced hole. Roman block style lettering.
Creator
Unknown, English
Source
Maidstone Museum Love token collection, Kent, England
Date
Unknown
Contributor
Rev. R.W.H. Acworth
Rights
Maidstone Museum, Kent, England
Format
Silver shilling coin
Identifier
M008
Coverage
Eighteenth century
Original Format
Silver shilling coin, possibly George III
Physical Dimensions
25.6mm
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