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Token - 1 Penny, Late Strike, Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia, circa 1918
Reg. No: NU 3622
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, a late strike minted by Stokes, Melbourne, circa 1918. Issued by Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, 1864. Collins & Co appears to have existed only for a short period, their products included: Groceries, Wines, Spirits, & Clothing.
- Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter) with the name, address and the business of the firm that originally commissioned the obverse die: Collins & Co. Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst muled with a corroded die originally employed for tokens issued by Caro & Co, Christchurch, New Zealand, a ploughman with the motto 'trade and agriculture'.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Alfred Chitty, 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 13.060 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | late strikes |
| Themes this item is part of: | Collins & Co., Drapers, Bathurst, New South Wales, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, J. Caro & Co., General Ironmongers, Christchurch, New Zealand, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | late strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1918 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within line circle, COLLINS & CO around, CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR BATHURST |
| Reverse Description: | A ploughman around above, TRADE AND AGRICULTURE around below in small letters T. STOKES MELB (Struck from a corroded die) |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: COLLINS & CO CHEAP CLOTHING BAZAAR BATHURST Reverse: TRADE AND AGRICULTURE T. STOKES MELB |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint) |
| Commissioned By: | Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, 1862 Obverse die |
| Commissioned By (Probable): | Caro, J. & Co. General Ironmongers Reverse die |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Alfred Chitty |
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