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Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch, Melbourne, Victoria
Image: Mounted Print - Melbourne Mint
Source: Museum Victoria
The establishment of a branch of Her Majesty's Mint in Melbourne was under consideration for some years. Two requests were sent to the Imperial Parliament by both Houses of the Victorian Legislature, one in December 1859 and the other in May 1864. In September 1867 the Victorian Legislature passed an Act making permanent funding available for the proposed mint. In August 1869 Queen Victoria issued a Royal Proclamation declaring that gold coins made at the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint legal tender in all her dominions. The Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint finally opened on 12 June 1872, 17 years after the Royal Mint had opened in Sydney. Like Sydney, Melbourne could not manufacture dies but it nevertheless was welcomed by Victorian medallists, who now had a choice of places where their work could be struck: the Mint or Stokes (then in partnership with Martin).
The Mint initially struck sovereigns and half-sovereigns, identical in every respect with those struck at the Royal Mint in London, except for a small M, added as a distinguishing mark.
List of Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
Major General Sir Edward Wolstanholme Ward KCMG, 1867-1877
Vernon Delves Broughton, 1878-1884
George Anderson, March 1885-April 1895
Robert Barton June, 1895-May 1904
Edward Stanfield Wardell May, 1904-Aug 1915
Matthew Lawson Bagge, Sep 1915-May 1921
Albert Malet LeSouef, Jun 1921-April 1926
William Mosette Robins, May 1926-Dec 1931
Hugh Douglas McCay, Jan 1932-Dec 1935
Ernest Thomas Clucas, Jan 1936-Dec 1941
Oswald Garnet Reynolds I.S.O., Jan 1942-July 1954
Leslie Alfred Webb, July 1954-1968
H.R. Weekes, 1968-1969
Note: The Warrant appointing Col. Ward Deputy Master is in this file (work needed on when he became Major General). Ward published some material on the Melbourne Mint in the Argus (eg 5 Nov 1874) under the name CHRYSOS (ancient Greek for gold)
References:
Bibliography Histories of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
Webb, L.A. (1958). 'The Victorian Mint', Australian Numismatic Journal (S.A. Numismatic Society), Vol.9, No.3 July.
Batchelor, Patricia (1977). 'Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint (William-Street)'. Australian Numismatist. Vol 31, No.2 Mar/April 1977, pp.3-4
Sharples, John P. (1990). Medals as Art: Australia and the Meszaros tradition
Kenyon, A.S. (1935). 'The Royal Mint and Its Australian Branches' Vic. Hist. Mag. May.
Alston Pearl, S. (1941). 'Melbourne's Royal Mint', Walkabout March, 1, pp.9-12.
Ward, E.W. Chrystos (1974). 'The Melbourne Mint' Argus, 5 November.
Anon. (1959). 'Where the Money Comes From', The B.H.P. Review, Vol.36, No.5, August.
Melbourne Mint Records at the Public Records Office
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Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. In 1858 the compa ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. In 1858 the compa ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Medal - Melbourne Exhibition Cantata, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne Exhibition Cantata 1880 or an Entry Pass (according to Mint) Mint: Melbourne Other Details: This is probably the silver medal issued to m ...
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Proof Coin Set - Melbourne Mint, Australia, 1963
Australia Melbourne Mint Proof Set, 1963 The set consists of florin, shilling, sixpence and threepence housed in a hard black plastic flip-top case
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Proof Coin Set - Melbourne Mint, Australia, 1963
Australia Melbourne Mint Proof Set, 1963 The set consists of florin, shilling, sixpence and threepence housed in a hard black plastic flip-top case
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: Red Cross Preserving Co. Other Details: This silver prize med ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: J. Dallas Other Details: This silver prize medal was awarded ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: A. Fletcher Other Details: This silver prize medal was awarde ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, New South Wales, Austra ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham. Issued by Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, circa 1857. J.W. Weight & James Johnson, drapers, are listed in two ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: John Andrew Other Details: This silver prize medal was awarde ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize, White Metal Trial Strike, Victori ...
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition White Metal trial for Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Other Details: This was a test piece in soft 'white ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, New South Wales, Austra ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham. Issued by Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, circa 1857. J.W. Weight & James Johnson, drapers, are listed in two ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, New South Wales, Austra ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by Heaton & Son, Birmingham. Issued by Weight & Johnson, Drapers & Outfitters, Sydney, circa 1857. J.W. Weight & James Johnson, drapers, are listed in two ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Bronze Prize, Specimen, Victoria, Australia, 1 ...
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Other Details: This bronze prize medal was the specially struck proof spe ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Bronze Prize, Specimen, Victoria, Australia, 1 ...
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Other Details: This bronze prize medal was the specially struck proof spe ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Love & Roberts, Storekeepers, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 18 ...
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Thomas Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by Love & Roberts, Storekeepers, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, 1865. The earliest records of this business are two adv ...
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Token - Halfpenny, John Pettigrew & Co, General Merchants, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by John Pettigrew & Co, General Merchants, Ipswich, 1865. John Pettigrew was born in 1832 in Tarshaw, Scotland. He arrived ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Gold Prize, Silver Trial Strike, Australia, 188 ...
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver trial for Gold 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Other Details: This silver medal was struck at the Melbourne Min ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, J. Walker, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: J. Walker Other Details: This silver prize medal was awarded ...
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Token - 1 Penny, John Pettigrew & Co, General Merchants, Ipswich, Queensland, Australia, 1 ...
Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by John Pettigrew & Co, General Merchants, Ipswich, 1865. John Pettigrew was born in 1832 in Tarshaw, Scotland. He arrived ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia ...
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, 1864. Collins & Co appears to have existed only for a short period, their p ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Bronze Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: H. Humphries Other Details: This bronze prize medal was award ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Silver Prize, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Silver Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to: C. Strachan Other Details: This silver prize medal was awarde ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, New South Wales, Australia ...
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Stokes, Melbourne. Issued by Collins & Co, Cheap Clothing Bazaar, Bathurst, 1864. Collins & Co appears to have existed only for a short period, their p ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Davies, Alexander & Co, Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales, Aust ...
Copper one Penny Token, minted by an unknown Bristish mint. Issued by Davies, Alexander & Co., of the Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales. This was part of a large issue of toke ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Bronze Prize, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to R. Shepherd Other Details: This bronze medal was awarded to Ri ...
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Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition, Bronze Prize, Victoria, Australia, 1880
Australia Victoria Melbourne Medal - Melbourne International Exhibition Bronze Prize 1880 (AD) Mint: Melbourne Awarded to A. E. Johnson Other Details: This bronze medal was awarded to ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Davies, Alexander & Co, Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales, Aust ...
Copper one Penny Token, minted by an unknown Bristish mint. Issued by Davies, Alexander & Co., of the Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales.
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Token - 1 Penny, Davies, Alexander & Co, Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales, Aust ...
Copper one Penny Token, minted by an unknown Bristish mint. Issued by Davies, Alexander & Co., of the Australian Store, Goulburn, New South Wales.
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Medal - Melbourne Centennial International Exhibition, Gold, Victoria, Australia, 1888
Medal awarded to Hans W.H. Irvine at the 1888 Centennial International Exhibition, Melbourne. The Exhibition, celebrating a century of Australian settlement, surpassed even the grand ...
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Standard Weight - Troy Pound, British Parliamentary Copy No 29, 1844
Standard Troy pound, Parliamentary Copy of the British Standard Pound, no. 29, 1844. Used as a primary standard for the Colony of Victoria. The standard pound was placed in the custody ...
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Token - 1 Penny, Brookes, Ironmongers, Brisbane, Queensland, Australia, circa 1855
Copper one Penny Token, mint unknown. Issued by Brookes, Ironmongers, Brisbane, Queensland, circa 1855. The first Brookes token issues had identicle designs on both sides so that the te ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ...
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 H ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ...
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 H ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ...
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 H ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. In 1858 the compa ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - Halfpenny, Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 18 ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by W.J. Taylor, London. Issued by Hanks & Co, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, 1857. J.G. Hanks joined A. Lloyd to open a business in 1855. In 1858 the compa ...
From: Sydney, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - 1 Penny, Stewart & Hemmant, Drapers, Brisbane & Rockhampton, Queensland, Australia ...
Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J.Taylor, London. Issued by Stewart & Hemmant, Drapers, Brisbane & Rockhampton, circa 1863. William Hemmant and Alexander Stewart established their d ...
From: Brisbane, Australia Images: 2 -
Token - Threepence, Hogarth, Erichsen & Co, Jewellers, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, ...
Australia New South Wales Sydney Hogarth, Erichsen & Co. Token Threepence 1858 (AD) Mint: see References Standard references: Andrews 688 = Heyde 115/1
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Token - 1 Penny, Hanks & Lloyd, Australian Tea Mart, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1 ...
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 H ...
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Token - Halfpenny, J. MacGreggor, Sultan's Steam Coffee Works & City Tea Warehouse, Sydney ...
Bronze Halfpenny Token, probably minted by Heaton and Sons, Birmingham. Issued by J. MacGreggor, Sultan's Steam Coffee Works & City Tea Warehouse, Sydney, circa 1868. James MacGregor's ...
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Token - Halfpenny, Metcalfe & Lloyd, Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants, Sydney, New South W ...
Copper Halfpenny Token, minted by an unknown British mint. Issued by Metcalfe & Lloyd, Grocers, Wine & Spirit Merchants, Sydney, 1863. This business is the third in a string of token is ...
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