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Token - 1 Shilling, Macintosh & Degraves, Sawmills, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1823
Reg. No: NU 3000
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- Summary:
- Australia Tasmania Hobart
Macintosh & Degraves Token Shilling 1823 (AD)
Mint: Uncertain British
Other Details: The circumstances surrounding the production of this token are unclear. The date is not the date of production, nor did it enter circulation in Tasmania. Macintosh & Degraves ran a saw mill. The British Museum recieved their example in 1848. - Description:
- A round silver token (22 mm diameter) featuring the name and business of the company which commissioned the tokens: Macintosh & Degraves, Saw Mills. The obverse states that it is a one shilling token while the reverse depicts a kangaroo seated looking back and gives the colonial name TASMANIA and the date 1823.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 22 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 4.591 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | sawmills, timber |
| Themes this item is part of: | Macintosh & Degraves, Sawmill Operators, Tasmania, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Tasmania |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1823 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Shilling |
| Obverse Description: | At centre in three lines, ONE / SHILLING / TOKEN around below, MACINTOSH & DEGRAVES around above, SAW MILLS |
| Reverse Description: | At centre a kangaroo seated right looking back above, TASMANIA below, 1823 |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: MACINTOSH & DEGRAVES SAW MILLS ONE SHILLING TOKEN Reverse: TASMANIA 1823 |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Silver |
| Issued By: | Macintosh & Degraves, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia |
| Commissioned By: | Macintosh & Degraves, Tasmania, Australia The tokens bear the date 1823 but this is not the date of production. |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Alfred Chitty |
| References: |
Andrews 330 = Heyde 150/2 McNeice, R., Coins and Tokens of Tasmania, 1803 - 1910, pp.92 -102. |
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