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Token - 1 Penny, W.C. Cook, Oddfellows Store, Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, 1862
Reg. No: NU 11139
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- Summary:
- Australia Victoria Sandridge (Port Melbourne)
W.C. Cook Token Token Penny, 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: George McArthur
Standard References: Andrews 75 = Heyde 45 = Sharples V.197 - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name, address and business of the issuer: Oddfellows Store, W.C. Cook, Bay Street Sandridge, sugar companies treacle delivered; together with the promise, orders punctually attended to.. The reverse features a Stokes stock Arms: Coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun. On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun and on right emu with similar stance. Below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm. The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862 around below in two lines, T. STOKES MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. This token has been cleaned.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 15.295 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | sugar trade, treacle, wholesale trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | W.C. Cook, Oddfellows Store, Sandridge (Port Melbourne), Victoria, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, McArthur Bequest, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903) |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1862 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre within a line circle in three lines, ODDFELLOWS STORE / W.C. COOK / BAY STREET SANDRIDGE around above, SUGAR COMPANIES TREACLE DELIVERED below in two lines, ORDERS PUNCTUALLY / ATTENDED TO |
| Reverse Description: | Coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun. On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun and on right emu with similar stance. Below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm. The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862 around below in two lines, T. STOKES MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. The neck of the emu is poorly engraved with additional line to the left, the T of EAST is below the letters AK of MAKER. The standard references for the die used to make this token are: Andrews 13 = Heyde Arms 5 = Sharples Arms 6. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: ODDFELLOWS STORE W.C. COOK BAY STREET SANDRIDGE SUGAR COMPANIES TREACLE DELIVERED ORDERS PUNCTUALLY ATTENDED TO Reverse: VICTORIA 1862 ADVANCE VICTORIA T. STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | W Cook - Oddfellows Store, Sandridge, Victoria, Australia, 1862 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
| References: | Andrews 75 = Heyde 45 = Sharples V.197 |
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