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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1855
Reg. No: NU 29319
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- Summary:
- Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1855. 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.
Previous collections: Henry Smith, Port Lincoln - Description:
- A round copper token (34 mm dia) featuring the name, address and business of the issuing company: Hanks & Lloyd Sydney Tea Market. The reverse commemorated the opening of the Sydney Railway on 26 September 1855..
Die identification:
The obverse has 134 dots around the rim and the letter S in both SYDNEY and HANKS is re-entered
The reverse has a border of 133 dots - Acquisition Information:
- Donation from Robert Edwards - Museum of Victoria, 1988
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 34 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 15.670 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | rail transport, railways, retailing, shops, tea |
| Themes this item is part of: | Hanks & Lloyd, Tea & Coffee Merchants, Sydney, New South Wales, Numismatics & Philately Collection, Sustainable Futures Collection, Transport Collection, Working Life & Trades Collection, W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, United Kingdom |
| Primary Classification: | TRADE TOKENS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia - New South Wales |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Trade Tokens |
| DateEra: | 1855 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | At centre, HANKS / AND / LLOYD; around, AUSTRALIAN TEA MART . SYDNEY . |
| Reverse Description: | At centre, THE / SYDNEY / RAILWAY / 20TH. SEPTR. / 1855 around, . TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF . |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: HANKS AND LLOYD AUSTRALIAN TEA MART SYDNEY Reverse: TO COMMEMORATE THE OPENING OF THE SYDNEY RAILWAY 20TH. SEPTR. 1855 |
| Shape: | Round |
| Material: | Copper |
| Issued By: | Hanks & Lloyd, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1855 |
| Mint: | W.J.Taylor, Mint, London, England, Great Britain, 1855 |
| Previous Collection: | Mr Henry Smith |
| References: |
Standard reference catalogues and the museum storage system for tokens are based on the exact die combination employed at the mint to strike each token. For die identification of this token: The obverse has 134 dots around the rim and the letter S in both SYDNEY and HANKS is re-entered The reverse has a border of 133 dots |
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