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The information below details the specific 18th-century Conder Token. 🎨 Design & ImageryThomas Spence was famous for using political tokens as a form of underground propaganda to distribute radical ideas, mock the British monarchy, and voice support for the French Revolution.Obverse (The "End of Pain" Motif): Features a man hanging from a gallows with a church steeple in the background. This morbid image was a satirical pun on Thomas Paine ("End of Paine") and his controversial political writings.Reverse: Features the inscription "MAY THE KNAVE OF JACOBIN CLUBS NEVER GET A TRICK". This design contains direct thematic links to the radical political landscape of the era