Summary
Australia New South Wales
Dump, 15 Pence 1813 (AD)
Mira dies A/1
In 1813 Governor Lachlan Macquarie overcame an acute shortage of currency by arranging for the purchase of Spanish silver dollars, having the centres punched out and therein creating two new coins - the 'Holey Dollar' (valued at five shillings) and the 'Dump' (valued at one shilling and three pence). The work was carried out by William Hanshall, a convict transported for forgery.
Production continued into 1814 but no new dies for that date were cut.
Physical Description
A circular silver coin (19 mm diameter with milled edge) bearing on the obverse a crown with the words around above, NEW SOUTH WALES; and the date below, 1813. The reverse featured the denomination FIFTEEN PENCE in two lines seperated by the engraver's initial H (on this example, wear has removed most of the lettering on the reverse)
Obverse Description
At centre a crown, around above, NEW SOUTH WALES; below, 1813. The cross on top of the crown is symetrical and points between the letters TH of SOUTH.
Reverse Description
Very worn - legend in two lines; FIFTEEN / PENCE . The words are 4.5 mm apart.
Edge Description
milled
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1813 AD
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Issued By
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: NEW SOUTH WALES 1813 Reverse: FIFTEEN PENCE H (mostly worn away)
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Type of item
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Dimensions
19 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.448 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Mira dies A/1
[Book] Mira, William J. & Noble, W J. 1988. The Holey Dollars of New South Wales.
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