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Frederick Buck love token (front)
National Museum of Australia
Canberra, Australia
Frederick Buck, 19, was tried and convicted at the Old Bailey on 8 July 1830 for stealing one crown, four half-crowns, six shillings and four sixpences from the till of the Rose & Crown hotel on 28 May 1830. He was sentenced to seven years’ transportation.
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- Title: Frederick Buck love token (front)
- Date: 1830
- Reverse: Token engraved with the image of a heart crossed with two downwards facing arrows and a downward facing arrow in the centre. There is an initial on either side and one word engraved below: M H ADIEU
- Front: Crudely engraved token with six lines of text, the third line partially scored through: IN MEMORY OF F. BUCK WHO WAS BANISHED FOR 7 YEARS 1830
- External link: Convict love tokens
- Dimensions: Diameter: 35.0mm, thickness: 3.0mm.
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