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Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1857
Reg. No: NU 3821
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- Summary:
- Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. The same year Hanks and Lloyd must have received their first tokens, as the partners used them as commemoratives for the opening of the first Sydney Railway in1855, an excellent publicity opportunity. In 1858 the company had changed name, becoming Hanks & Co. It seems that Lloyd was still participating in the business, but he had always been the junior partner.
- Description:
- A round copper token (28 mm dia) featuring the name, address and business of the issuing company Hanks & Lloyd Sydney Tea Market.
The Hanks and Lloyd halfpenny token orders employed three obverse and two reverse dies. The reverses are either dated 1855 or 1857 but the obverse die identification is based on the length of the word HANKS together with the number of border dots.
In this case:
The obverse has 112 dots around the rim and HANKS is 13.3 mm long.
The reverse is dated 1857 - Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Alfred Chitty, 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 28 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 7.365 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | retailing, shops, tea |
| Themes this item is part of: | Hanks & Lloyd, Tea & Coffee Merchants, Sydney, New South Wales, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom, Alfred Chitty Collection |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1857 AD |
| Denomination: | Halfpenny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, HANKS / AND / LLOYD; around, AUSTRALIAN TEA MART . SYDNEY . |
| Reverse Description: | Arms of New South Wales; above, PEACE & PLENTY; below, 1857 on ribbon below Arms, ADVANCE AUSTRALIA |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: HANKS AND LLOYD AUSTRALIAN TEA MART SYDNEY Reverse: PEACE & PLENTY 1857 ADVANCE AUSTRALIA |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Hanks & Lloyd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1855 |
| Mint: | W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, England, Great Britain, 1857 |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Alfred Chitty |
| References: |
The Hanks and Lloyd halfpenny token orders employed three obverse and two reverse dies. The reverses are easy to identify as they are either dated 1855 or 1857 but the obverse die identification is based on the length of the word HANKS together with the number of border dots. Neither dies employed in 1855 were carried forward to the 1857 striking, but two new obverse dies were employed that year. In this case: The obverse has 112 dots around the rim and HANKS is 13.3 mm long. For the second obverse die see NU3823 |
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