Summary

Australia Victoria Warrnambool
W.W. Jamieson & Co. Token Penny 1855 (AD)
Mint: Heaton & Sons, Birmingham
Previous Collections: Hon. William M.K. Vale
Standard References: Andrews 299 = Heyde 133 = Sharples V.205

Physical Description

A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name, address, business of the issuer and date: W.W. Jamieson & Co.. Liebeg St. Warrnambool, Storekeepers 1862. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice standing facing left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.

Obverse Description

Across center in three lines, W.W. JAMIESON / & Co. / STOREKEEPERS, around above, LIEBEG [sic] STREET, around below, WARRNAMBOOL

Reverse Description

Female figure representing Justice standing facing left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token. In exergue, 1862.

Edge Description

Plain

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