The phrase "a love token" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to refer to a gift or gesture that symbolizes affection or love between individuals.
Example: "He gave her a beautiful necklace as a love token to express his feelings for her."
Alternatives: "a token of affection" or "a symbol of love."
Kligman claimed he made the work for her as a love token; Krasner claimed it was a fake.
There's Roy the papier-mache penguin, crafted by Suttie as a love token but doomed to stand sentry by her bedside as romance wanes.
In the same painting, she holds hands with an identical twin, who wears the extruded heart they share as a brooch or a love token.
Making use of a handkerchief belonging to Desdemona and found by Emilia when Othello has unwittingly dropped it, Iago persuades Othello that Desdemona has given the handkerchief to Cassio as a love token.
Where the hero, Gennaro, used to wield a medallion of the Holy Virgin to reclaim his drowned girlfriend, Teresina, from being transformed by the sea deity Golfo into a naiad, now he simply uses love — in particular, a love token she has given him — to win her back.
The period of courtship occasioned a love token, often a beautifully carved feminine implement such as a shuttle or needle case; traditional in England was a double spoon symbolizing union and plenty, whereas in the former Czechoslovakia (now Czech Republic and Slovakia) it was often a painted egg or carved stick.
Accompany a love token- Flowers, chocolates, ring etc. to unlock her heart with a straight proposal.
Make a two hearts lapel pin and give it to him as a special love token.
On the cover of Testament is an image of a Luckenbooth brooch, a traditional Scottish love token comprised of linked hearts and a crown.
Give each other a special, unique love token instead of a ring.
Wherever you turn there are things that carry personal stories - a bullet-torn bible, a much worn keepsake, a lucky charm or love token, cherished by a soldier who perhaps died on the battlefield.
