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Token - Halfpenny, Thrale & Cross, Family Grocers, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1854
Reg. No: NU 11588
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Melbourne
Thrale & Cross Token Halfpenny, c. 1854
Mint: Kangaroo Office
Standard References: Andrews 585 = Heyde 254 = Sharples V.174
Other Details:
This was one of the earliest tokens manufactured in Melbourne at the Kangaroo Office mint. The Thrale & Cross obverse dire (manufactured in Melbourne from a blank die brought from London) was used with two Kangaroo Office stock reverse dies (manufactured by Taylor in London and shipped to Australia on the Kangaroo) probably in late 1854 to manufacture trade token halfpenny pieces. Reginald Scaife, manager of the Kangaroo Office lived in North Melbourne, it is possible that Thrale & Cross was his personal family grocer. This token features the seated Australia reverse. - Description:
- A copper trade token halfpenny (28 mm diameter) featuring the name address and business of the issuer: Thrale & Cross, Howard St. North Melbourne, family grocer and egg powder store. This token has circulated. The reverse is a stock die featuring Australia seated on rock facing to left holding an olive branch extended in her right hand and resting a staff on her left forearm; above, AUSTRALIA.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 28 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.948 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | egg powder, grocers |
| Themes this item is part of: | Kangaroo Office Mint, Melbourne, Victoria, 1854-1857, Thrale & Cross, North Melbourne, Victoria, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, 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: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1854 AD |
| Denomination: | Halfpenny |
| Obverse Description: | The name, address and business of the firm in seven lines, the first and last curved to form a border: . THRALE & CROSS / FAMILY GROCER / & / EGG POWDER / STORE / HOWARD ST NORTH MELBOURNE . |
| Reverse Description: | Australia seated on rock facing to left holding an olive branch extended in her right hand and resting a staff on her left forearm; above, AUSTRALIA. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: THRALE & CROSS FAMILY GROCER & EGG POWDER STORE HOWARD ST. NORTH MELBOURNE Reverse: AUSTRALIA |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Thrale & Cross, North Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1854 |
| Mint: | Kangaroo Office (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1854 |
| Previous Collection: | Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch |
| References: | Andrews 585 = Heyde 254 = Sharples V.174 |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Kangaroo Office Mint, Melbourne, Victoria, 1854-1857
- Thrale & Cross, North Melbourne, Victoria
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- 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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