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Token - 1 Penny, Charles C. Barley, Auckland, New Zealand, 1858
Reg. No: NU 3544
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by W. J. Taylor, London. Issued by Charles C. Barley, Auckland, 1858. Barley was a wholesale grocer in Auckland. This was the only issue of tokens he made. Tokens were demonetised in New Zealand 25 March 1897.
Previous Collections: Hon. William M.K. Vale - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name, business and townn of the company that issued the tokens: Charles C. Barley, wholesale grocer, Auckland. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Around is GOD SAVE THE QUEEN with the date 1858 in exergue.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.138 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | grocers, wholesale trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom, William Mountford Kinsey Vale, Politican (1833-1895) |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1858 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Legend in five lines: CHARLES C. BARLEY / WHOLESALE / GROCER / AUCKLAND / NEW ZEALAND |
| Reverse Description: | Female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Around above, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN in exergue 1858 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: CHARLES C. BARLEY WHOLESALE GROCER AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND Reverse: GOD SAVE THE QUEEN 1858 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Charles Barley, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, 1858 |
| Mint: | W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, England, Great Britain, 1858 |
| Previous Collection: | Honourable William Vale |
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