1836: Walter Jones
Object number: 2008.0039.0180
1836: Walter Jones
Object number: 2008.0039.0180
Details
Diameter: 36mm, thickness: 2mm
Front:
Token engraved in stippled flowing script:
On Exile
land i’m doomb’d
to roam. Far from my
parents and my home
That cruel Jew did me
betray. And swore my
innocent life away
Underneath is a decorative stippled line followed by the words:
August Asize
1836
Back:
Token engraved with stippled text and images. In the centre of the token is a man, chained at the feet and hands, standing among plants and vines. Underneath is engraved in stippled flowing script surrounded by flourishes:
Walter Jones
age 18
1836
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Simon Barnard
30th Nov 2015
For more info on this token, see that of James Pratt