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Sweetheart token coin

1914 Belgium coin love token
Hi, as a metal detectorist im quite often finding artifacts from the First World War period and thought you may like to see a Belgian coin made into a sweetheart token dated 1914 which when Belgium was under German occupancy which I found in a park where I live in Reading, Berkshire, UK.

1914 coin love token
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Grant whybrow

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eng

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Europeana 1914-1918

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UGC

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europeana19141918:agent/15602bb5d8f5c292eed79a35852c25d5

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eng
English

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Europe

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Europeana 1914-1918

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Europeana 1914-1918

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2020601_Ag_ErsterWeltkrieg_EU

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mul

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Grant whybrow | europeana19141918:agent/15602bb5d8f5c292eed79a35852c25d5

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2019-09-11T08:32:23.081Z
2020-02-25T08:33:01.793Z
2012-11-07 18:34:50 UTC
2012-11-07 18:48:39 UTC

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INTERNET

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/2020601/https___1914_1918_europeana_eu_contributions_4339

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