| Tagged with: |
pattern tokens, british empire coins |
| Themes this item is part of: |
Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Joseph Moore, Medal Designer (1817-?) |
| Primary Classification: |
TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: |
New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: |
pattern strikes |
| Series: |
Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: |
1879 AD |
| Denomination: |
1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: |
Laureate head facing left above a bouquet of rose, thistle and shamrock; around, VICTORIA QUEEN OF GREAT BRITAIN |
| Reverse Description: |
Britannia facing right wearing helmet and holding trident in right hand and shield and a palm branch in left; behind, the prow of a ship. Around above, NEW ZEALAND in exergue, 1879 |
| Edge Description: |
Plain |
| Shape: |
round |
| Material: |
Copper |
| Issued By: |
New Zealand, 1879 |
| Mint: |
Allen & Moore (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1879 |
| Bibliography: |
- [Book], Dr Arthur Andrews, Australasian Tokens and Coins, Trustees of the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Sydney, 1921
- [Book], Dion Skinner - Renniks & Co Pty Ltd, Gilbert Heyde, Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, 1967
- [Book], William Lampard, Catalogue of New Zealand Coins Tokens Bank Notes, Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand Incorporated, Wellington, 1981, p.53 Pages
- [Book], Vaughn Humberstone, Merchants Making Money, 2010
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Reg. No: NU 4164
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