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Token - 1 Penny, J.G. Fleming, Grocer & Tea Dealer, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1874
Reg. No: NU 36158
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- Summary:
- Bronze One Penny Token, mint unknown. Issued by J.G. Fleming, Grocer & Tea Dealer, Hobart, 1874. John Gidley Fleming was a grocer and a tea dealer in, Hobart. The Tasmanian Pioneer's Database lists Fleming as born in Hobart in 1840, marrying Emma Piguenit in Hobart during 1862, and that they had nine children. It also lists both his parents and his sister. It does not give the date of his death.
- Description:
- A round bronze token (31 mm diameter). The token features the name, address and business of the issuer: J.G. Fleming, Sugar Loaf, Hobart Town, grocer & tea dealer. The obverse features a circular scroll work and the reverse a sugar loaf stamped F.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 31 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 9.168 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | grocers, retail trade, retailing, sugar trade, tea trade |
| Themes this item is part of: | John Gidley Fleming, Grocer & Tea Dealer, Hobart, Tasmania (1840-?), Numismatics & Philately Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria, Branch Mints of the Royal Mint, Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - Tasmania |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1874 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At the centre within a beaded circle a circular scroll work, around within beared rim, J.G. FLEMING GROCER & TEA DEALER |
| Reverse Description: | At centre within a beaded circle, a sugar loaf inscribed with the letter F; around, . SUGAR LOAF . HOBART TOWN 1874 |
| Edge Description: | plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: J.G. FLEMING GROCER & TEA DEALER Reverse: SUGAR LOAF HOBART TOWN 1874 F |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | John Fleming, Hobart, Tasmania, Australia, 1874 |
| Previous Collection: | Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch |
| References: |
Fleming's trade token issue involved two slightly different obverse dies and two slightly different reverse dies in its production. Identification of these dies is employed both for the standard references and the museum's storage system. Obverse A only occurs with reverse 1 and obverse B with reverse 2 so it is possible that the issue was struck on two presses at the one time. Obverse A: a single scroll leaf points to the bead after the R of DEALER Obverse B: a single scroll leaf points to the R of DEALER Reverse 1: The base of the sugar loaf is 8.0 mm Reverse 2: The base of the sugar loaf is 7.0 mm This token was struck with dies A/1 |
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Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- John Gidley Fleming, Grocer & Tea Dealer, Hobart, Tasmania (1840-?)
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- Working Life & Trades Collection
- Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria
- Branch Mints of the Royal Mint
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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