Aust. Historical Medals
Lot 1903 Session 6 (9.30am Wednesday) Aust. Historical Medals
Estimate $1,250
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SOLD $2,500
CONVICT TOKEN, engraved on a smoothed 1797 cartwheel penny, obverse, around the top 'God save King William', below decorated with rose and thistle sprays, across the lower half, 'Ambrose Birch / Born 9th May / 1791', reverse engraved, 'A dismal / prison is my / lot but more than / all by friends forgot / Oh think of me in / this dread place and / be my friend tho' / in disgrace.' Extremely fine.
Ambrose Birch was convicted at Salop Assizes for a term of ten years. He was transported on the Canton departing 20 September 1839 arriving at Hobart 12 January 1840.
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