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- A Mint Melbourne, Australia
- B Issued By Christchurch, New Zealand
- B Person Named Christchurch, New Zealand
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Token - 1 Penny, Alliance Tea Co, Christchurch, New Zealand, 1866
Reg. No: NU 3512
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by the Alliance Tea Co, Christchurch, 1866. The Alliance Tea Company of Christchurch was perhaps 'one of the earliest businesses in Christchurch,' (Canterbury, 1950). The token advertises a wide range of groceries for sale at the store, beyond just tea, including 'Italian Warehouse Fancy Goods...Coffees, Fruits and Spices.'
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The piece features the name, address and business of the issuer: Alliance Tea Company, Italian Warehouse, opposite the Bank of New Zealand dealers in Fancy Goods, teas, coffees, spices and fruit. This token has been cleaned and varnished.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.359 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | coffee, fancy goods, retail trade, retailing, spice trade, tea, nz.chch, christchurch |
| Themes this item is part of: | Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch, New Zealand, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1866 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Legend in seven lines, the first curved around the rim; ALLIANCE TEA COMPANY / OPPOSITE / BANK OF / NEW ZEALAND / ROBERT THOMPSON / MANAGER / 1866 |
| Reverse Description: | At centre in four lines, ITALIAN / WAREHOUSE / FANCY / GOODS around, TEAS COFFEES FRUITS & SPICES . 1866 . |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: ALLIANCE TEA COMPANY OPPOSITE THE BANK OF NEW ZEALAND ROBERT THOMPSON MANAGER 1866 Reverse: ITALIAN WAREHOUSE FANCY GOODS TEAS COFFEES FRUITS & SPICES 1866 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, 1866 |
| Mint: | Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1866 |
| Person Named: | Mr Robert Thompson - Alliance Tea Company, Christchurch, Canterbury, South Island, New Zealand, 1866 |
| Previous Collection: | National Gallery of Victoria (NGV) Numismatics Collection, pre 1976 |
| References: |
Although two obverse and two reverse dies were employed for this issue, only two forms of the token are recorded: A/1 and B/2. Die identification is the basis of standard references and the museum storage system. The dies are: Obverse border line along bases of ZEALAND A denticles to Y B beads between NY Reverse FANCY decorative point on lower back of G from GOODS 1 16.5 mm between TE 2 17.2 mm to T This token was struck with the die combination B/2 |
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