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Surcharged Token - 'ADA' on 1 Penny, Morrin & Co, Auckland, New Zealand, circa 1858
Reg. No: NU 18850
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- Summary:
- Copper one Penny token minted by Heaton & Son in Birmingham, circa 1858. Issued by Morrin & Co, grocers, wine and spirit merchants, in Queen Street, Auckland. Surcharged ADA. John Morrin did not remain in business very long as in later life he was the Auckland representative of Arthur Heather, merchant, Customs Street.
Previous Collections: George McArthur - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name, address and business of the issuer: Morrin & Co., Queen St. Auckland, grocers wine and spirit merchant, around a palm tree. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice standing facing 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, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, ADVANCE AUCKLAND. A Maori, holding a spear, and a gold prospector, holding a pick, shake hands at left of token below the scales. This token has been holed and surcharged ADA
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 14.08 g (Weight) |
| Dimension Comment: | holed |
More information
| Tagged with: | gold, grocers, maori culture, maoris, surcharged tokens, wine spirit merchants |
| Themes this item is part of: | Morrin & Co., Grocers & Wine Merchants, Auckland, New Zealand, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Heaton & Sons Mint, Birmingham, England, McArthur Bequest, George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903) |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | New Zealand |
| Tertiary Classification: | surcharged strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1858 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre a palm tree, around in four curved lines, MORRIN & Co. / QUEEN STREET / AUCKLAND / GROCERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTS surcharged ADA, holed through M of MORRIN |
| Reverse Description: | Female figure representing Justice standing facing 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, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to near the horizon line behind; around above, ADVANCE AUCKLAND. A Maori, holding a spear, and a gold prospector, holding a pick, shake hands at left of token below the scales. Holed through A of AUCKLAND. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: MORRIN & Co. QUEEN STREET AUCKLAND GROCERS, WINE & SPIRIT MERCHANTSsurcharged ADA Reverse: ADVANCE AUCKLAND |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Morrin & Co, Grocers & Wine Merchants, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, circa 1858 |
| Mint: | Heaton & Sons (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1852-1870 |
| Previous Collection: | George McArthur |
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