Australian Historical Medals

Lot 618    SESSION 3 (2.30PM TUESDAY 31ST MARCH)    Australian Historical Medals

Estimate $6,000
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SOLD $5,000

CONVICT TOKEN, a George III 1797 cartwheel penny, the obverse with a cross through the portrait of George III, the reverse is shaved smooth and around the top and bottom edge is a decorative laurel pattern and curved below this at the top is inscribed, 'Dear Father and Mother', below this is an 8-pointed star above six lines of text, 'Keep this/as an Emblem/of Love, and/Gratitude/from your unfortunate/daughter', and curved around the bottom above the laurel, 'Sarah Phillips'. Good - very fine.

There were five people named Sarah Phillips who were sent to Australia as convicts after 1797. They are as follows, (1) Sarah Phillips (AKA Fanny Phillips and also Frances Phillips) arrived at Van Diemen's Land on board the Eliza on 3 November 1829 (sentence Life ); (2) Sarah Phillips arrived at Van Diemen's Land on board the Majestic on 1 October 1838 (sentence 7 years); (3) Sarah Phillips arrived at New South Wales and then Van Diemen's Land on board the Mary on 3 June 1823 (sentence 7 years); (4) Sarah Phillips arrived at New South Wales on board the Indispensible in February 1809 (sentence 7 years); (5) Sarah Phillips (AKA Ratcliffe, English and Blake) arrived at New South Wales and Van Diemen's Land on board the Lord Sidmouth on 7 September 1822 (sentence 7years).