Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1857

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Summary:: Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. In 1858 the company had changed its name, becoming Hanks & Co. It seems that Lloyd was still participating in the business, but he had always been the junior partner. In 1861 the founder's son, John L. Hanks, opened another 'Tea and Coffee Merchants' business trading as J. G. Hanks & Co. The junior Hanks' business endured until almost the end of the nineteenth century. J.G. Hanks left his original business in 1863 and joined his son's enterprise.

Previous collections: National Gallery of Victoria
Description:: A round copper token (34 mm dia) featuring the name and business of the issuer:
Hanks and Co. , Australian Tea Mart Sydney
The reverse features an Arms of New South Wales supported by a kangaroo and emu.
Acquisition Information:: Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976

Tagged with:	retailing, shops, tea
Themes this item is part of:	Hanks & Co., Tea & Coffee Merchants, Sydney, New South Wales, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom
Primary Classification:	TRADE TOKENS
Secondary Classification:	Australia - New South Wales
Tertiary Classification:	working strikes
Series:	Trade Tokens
DateEra:	1857 AD
Denomination:	1 Penny
Obverse Description:	At centre, HANKS / AND / COMPY; around, AUSTRALIAN TEA MART . SYDNEY .
Reverse Description:	Arms of New South Wales; above, PEACE & PLENTY; below, 1857 on ribbon below Arms, ADVANCE AUSTRALIA
Edge Description:	Plain
Inscriptions:	Obverse: HANKS AND COMPY. ; AUSTRALIAN TEA MART SYDNEY Reverse: PEACE & PLENTY 1857
Shape:	Round
Material:	Copper
Issued By:	Hanks & Compy., Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Mint:	W.J.Taylor, Mint, 1857
Previous Collection:	National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Numismatics Collection, pre 1976
Bibliography:	[Book], Dr Arthur Andrews, Australasian Tokens and Coins, Trustees of the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Sydney, 1921, No. 184 [Book], Dion Skinner - Renniks & Co Pty Ltd, Gilbert Heyde, Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand, 1967, No. 93