The phrase "a small token of" is correct and usable in written English, and it is often used in combination with a noun to refer to a tangible item that someone gives as a gesture of appreciation or gratitude.
For example, "My friend gave me a small token of her appreciation for helping her with her project."
One enthusiast forwarded a barrel of flour "as a small token of respect for your able support of the Tariff".
Yesterday, Mr. Lockhart said the carrots were "a small token of gratitude" and called Mr. Rubin "invaluable".
Shortly after solving the various emotion metas, each team is visited by the corresponding emotion, who leaves behind a small token of their appreciation.
And so the hall of fame, which was created in 1989 and now has about two dozen members, serves as a small token of appreciation.
Great, so far as it goes, but all this was only a small token of esteem scaled against Hicks's immense talent.
"It's a small token of affection that the city can show out of respect for James Davis," Mr. Bloomberg said yesterday before the viewing.
And at the announcement for Apple's App Store, Mr. Benioff made a gift of the Web site to Mr. Jobs, as a small token of gratitude.
The country's prime minister, Denzil Douglas, announced the bonus as a "small token" of appreciation for public servants' "loyal and committed service to the people of this country".
If we had thrown it out in a nearby alley, he would have brought it home again, as a small token of his integrity in such matters.
Sen. Susan Collins (R-Maine), who helped create that deduction, said last year that the deduction represented a "small token of appreciation" for teachers.
I wrote him a letter: "Dear Donald, thank you so much for that wonderful letter to the New York Times … I enclose a check for $37.82, a small token of my gratitude.
