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Token - 1 Penny, Merry & Bush, General Merchants, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1863
Reg. No: NU 4098
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Merry & Bush, General Merchants, Toowoomba, Queensland, 1863. The Merry in this business is, however, thought to be the same as the principal of T.F. Merry & Co.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token design featuring the name, business and Colony of the issuer: Merry & Bush, merchants and general importers, Queensland and on the reverse a Coat of Arms consisting of a central shield below a Rising Sun and supported by an emu at left and kangaroo at right all resting on a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. The shield is quartered and contains: upper left - a golden fleece; upper right - a three-masted sailing ship; lower left - a bull standing facing left; lower right a anchor.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.795 g (Weight) |
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| Themes this item is part of: | Merry & Bush General Merchants, Toowoomba, Queensland, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom, Eugene von Guerard, Artist (1811-1901), Eugene von Guerard Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Queensland |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1863 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Curved around centre, MERRY & BUSH / QUEENSLAND; around, MERCHANTS & GENERAL IMPORTERS . 1863 . |
| Reverse Description: | At centre Coat of Arms consisting of a central shield below a Rising Sun and supported by an emu at left and kangaroo at right all resting on a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. The shield is quartered and contains: upper left - a golden fleece; upper right - a three-masted sailing ship; lower left - a bull standing facing left; lower right a anchor. Above, PEACE & PLENTY |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: MERRY & BUSH QUEENSLAND MERCHANTS & GENERAL IMPORTERS 1863 Reverse: PEACE & PLENTY ADVANCE AUSTRALIA |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Merry & Bush General Merchants, Toowoomba, Queensland, Australia, 1863 |
| Mint: | W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, England, Great Britain, 1863 |
| Previous Collection: | Eugene von Guerard, pre 1880 Acquired by Eugene von Guerard from 'M'. |
| References: | A second obverse die was described by Andrews (p. 71 No. 365) on which the first stroke of the M of MERRY is level with the first stroke of the H in MERCHANTS. Heyde follows this (p. 59 No. 168/1) but adds '?' to the description. This die is listed in the Chitty cataloge of the collection in 1926 as a 'Want'. It has not been confirmed to exist. |
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