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1832: J Riley

Object number: 2008.0039.0133

1832: J Riley

Object number: 2008.0039.0133

This token appears to be engraved by the same hand as the tokens for William Kennedy and T King, also in the collection.

Diameter: 36mm, thickness: 2mm

Front:

Token engraved with stippled cursive text, decorated with flourishes and flowers:

A
Token of Love
from your Unfor
tunate Nephew
J. Riley
Septr 16th
1832

Back:

Token engraved with stippled images of birds in a stylised tree rising from a heart. The base of the token is decorated with leaves and flowers. Inside the heart is the word:

love

Stippled cursive text at the top, centre and base of the token reads:

Forget me not
J Riley
1832

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