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Token - 1 Penny, Gaisford & Edmonds, Butchers, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1875
Reg. No: NU 3744
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- Summary:
- Bronze One Penny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Gaisford & Edmonds, Butchers, Christchurch, 1875.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The piece features the name, address and business of the issuer: Gaisford & Edmonds, Colombo St. Christchurch, pork and general butchers 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, both arms bare. This token has been cleaned.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 33 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 11.218 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | butchers, retail trade, retailing, nz.chch, christchurch |
| Themes this item is part of: | Gaisford & Edmonds, Butchers, Christchurch, New Zealand, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1875 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Legend in eight lines: GAISFORD & EDMONDS / PORK / & GENERAL / BUTCHERS / COLOMBO STREET / CHRIST / CHURCH / NEW ZEALAND |
| Reverse Description: | 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, both arms bare. Above, NEW ZEALAND in exergue, 1875. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: GAISFORD & EDMONDS PORK & GENERAL BUTCHERS COLOMBO STREET CHRISTCHURCH NEW ZEALAND Reverse: NEW ZEALAND 1875 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Gaisford & Edmonds Butchers, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, 1875 |
| Mint: | W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, England, Great Britain, 1875 |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Alfred Chitty |
| References: | -The Canterbury Branch of the Royal Numismatic Society of New Zealand. They Made their Own Money: The Story of Early Canterbury Traders & their Tokens. 1950: pp.62-63. |
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