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Token - 1 Penny, H. Ashton, Haberdashery, Auckland, New Zealand, 1863
Reg. No: NU 11030
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token minted by Heaton & Sons, Birmingham. Issued by H. Ashton, Haberdashery, Auckland, 1863. Ashton was a haberdasher and tailor and issued halfpenny and penny tokens between 1858 and 1863.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name, address and buisness that issued the tokens: H. Ashton, Queen St., Auckland Haberdashery, tailor and trimmer. The reverse depicts a female figure representing Justice standing facing 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 among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, NEW ZEALAND in exergue, 1863. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.700 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | haberdashery, import trade, tailors |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England, Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, Branch Mints of the Royal Mint, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1863 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Legend in eight lines: H.ASHTON / IMPORTER / OF / HABERDASHERY / & / TAILORS / TRIMMINGS / QUEEN ST. AUCKLAND |
| Reverse Description: | Justice standing facing 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 among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, NEW ZEALAND. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token, in exergue, 1863 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: H.ASHTON IMPORTER OF HABERDASHERY & TAILORS TRIMMINGS QUEEN ST. AUCKLAND Reverse: NEW ZEALAND 1863 |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | H Ashton - Haberdashery, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, 1863 |
| Mint: | Heaton & Sons (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1863 |
| Previous Collection: | Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch |
| References: |
The issue of H. Ashton token pennies in 1862 and 1863 required three obverse and two reverse dies. Identification of the obverse dies is by variation in the exact size and relative position of lettering: Obverse TRIMMINGS TAILORS Other C 19.3 mm 14.0 mm Cracked from rim 10 to 1st E of HABERDASHERY D 18.5 mm 13.7 mm letters in TAYLOR 2.0 mm high E 19.5 mm 15.5 mm letters in TAYLOR 2.5 mm high The reverse dies are differentiated by their date Reverse Date 3 1862 4 1863 |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England
- Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria
- Branch Mints of the Royal Mint
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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