Summary

Australia South Australia Adelaide
William Morgan Token Penny 1858 (AD)
Mint: W.J.Taylor, London

Standard References: Andrews 385 = Heyde 186/1

Physical Description

A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name address and business of the issuer: William Morgan, Hindley Street Adelaide, Wholesale and retail Grocers. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the 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. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. This token has the number 387 pencilled in the field to the left of Justice on the reverse.

Obverse Description

WILLIAM MORGAN / WHOLESALE / & / RETAIL / GROCER / HINDLEY STREET / ADELAIDE

Reverse Description

Female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the 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. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Above AUSTRALIA; in exergue, 1858

Edge Description

Plain

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