Lot 676
Sale 101 · Important Australian & World Coins, Tokens, Medals & Banknotes
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Convict token, on Great Britain cartwheel penny, 1797, obverse shaved and engraved thereon a good image of what appears to be the ship, Britannia, below the initials JH and SO, under this the year 1798. Very fine.
The Britannia arrived at Sydney, NSW on 18 July 1798 carrying 97 female convicts. Included among these was Johanna Hore, whom it is believed could be JH. Johanna Hore was convicted at Devon Assizes in early 1798 sentenced to 14 years and transported. It is believed she settled in Australia.
- Estimate
- $250
- Result Status
- Sold
- Prices Realised
- $300