Hi Simon - thanks for letting us know about the link between these tokens and the back story of the convicts associated with them. Fantastic! It's wonderful what rich stories can be opened up through such tiny objects.

Hiya, this token and that of Walter Jones are very similar and were probably produced by an engraver who operated out of Birmingham. Pratt was convicted of 'stealing from the person of James Heacock Bodington a pocket handkerchief - six month’s imprisonment.’ It appears that Pratt was transported to Van Diemen’s Land the following year per the Minerva III.
The same newspaper, (Aris's Birmingham Gazette 8 August 1836) states that Jones was ‘charged with stealing at Birmingham, a watch and other articles, the property of Thomas Forster - twelve months’ imprisonment, and to be twice whipped.’
A third offender, John Cavenah, is also touted in the paper, and also had a token produced (images of the Cavanagh token can be supplied). Cavenah was transported to Van Diemen’s Land in 1837, per the Recovery.
And finally, it appears that Pratt’s wife, Mary, and Cavanagh’s wife, also named Mary, were transported to Van Diemen's Land per the Platina, in 1837.