Introduction The origin of the Elephant token is unknown. However, there is no evidence to substantiate this claim. More likely the motto is simply a general petition for divine grace. It seems the elephant was used as an eye catching novelty rather than as a symbol for a specific organization.
All Elephant tokens have an obverse depicting a large tusked elephant.
There was only a single elephant punch but two dies are known to have been produced from the punch. In all there are seven varieties of Elephant tokens. Both of these two variant styles have an obverse in which the elephant's tusks are further from the rim. This variety has the obverse in which the tusks are close to the rim. Three other rare Elephant varieties exist with the elephant obverse but with reverses that simply carry a motto and the date 1694, hence they have been called the 1694 Elephants.