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Token - 1 Penny, Maori Head, Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1872
Reg. No: NU 4424
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- Summary:
- Bronze One Penny Token, minted by Stokes & Martin in Melbourne in 1872. It features a Maori Head and was designed by Julius Hogarth, a Jeweller & Medal Maker, who worked for Stokes and Martin for many years.
Previous Collections: Hon. William M.K. Vale - Description:
- A bronze token (31 mm diameter) details of the manufacturer: Stokes & Martin 100 Collins St. East, Melbourne, die sinkers, seal engravers, medallists, button check and token makers, military & masonic ornament makers and, on the reverse the bust of a Maori (without tatoos) facing right. The artist's initials I H (Julius Hoharth) are on the shoulder.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 9.753 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | art, button makers, electro plating, military ornaments, wholesale trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879), George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales, William Mountford Kinsey Vale, Politican (1833-1895) |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Victoria |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | circa 1872 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | STOKES & MARTIN / DIE / SINKERS / SEAL ENGRAVERS / MEDALLISTS / BUTTON CHECK TOKEN / MILITARY & MASONIC / ORNAMENT MAKERS / 100 COLLINS ST. / EAST / MELBOURNE |
| Reverse Description: | The bust of a Maori (without tatoos) facing right. The artist's initials I H (Julius Hoharth) are on the shoulder. Behind, ONE PENNY before, TOKEN |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: STOKES & MARTIN DIE SINKERS SEAL ENGRAVERS MEDALLISTS BUTTON CHECK TOKEN MILITARY & MASONIC ORNAMENT MAKERS 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE Reverse: ONE PENNY TOKEN |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Stokes & Martin (Mint), New Zealand |
| Mint: | Stokes & Martin, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1872 |
| Artist: | Julius Hogarth, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, circa 1872 |
| Previous Collection: | Honourable William Vale |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Julius Hogarth, Jeweller & Medal Maker (1820-1879)
- George McArthur, Collector & Baker (1842-1903)
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales
- Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales
- Stokes & Son, Medal Makers, Melbourne, Victoria & Sydney, New South Wales
- William Mountford Kinsey Vale, Politican (1833-1895)
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