Summary

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 tokens by this company, that required three obverse dies and two reverse dies.

Physical Description

A round copper token (34 mm diameter) featuring the name and business name of the issuer, Davies, Alexander & Co. AustralianStores of Golburn. It features Arms with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA and a Golden Fleece . This token has been cleaned and lacquered. Obverse: A comma after the word DAVIES. Inner circle of 119 dots. The word GOULBURN is 20.0 mm long and starts 5.5 mm from the stop. Reverse: The kangaroo's tail points to the S. The word STORES is 14.2 mm long and starts 3.0 mm after the N. Inner circle of 152 dots.

Obverse Description

At centre within a circle of dots a Golden Fleece; around above, DAVIES, ALEXANDER & Co; below, . GOULBURN .

Reverse Description

Coat of Arms consisting of a central shield below a Rising Sun supported by an emu at left and kangaroo at right all resting on a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. The shield is quartered and contains: upper left - a golden fleece; upper right - a three-masted sailing ship; lower left - a bull standing facing left; lower right an anchor; above, ESTABLISHED; below, 1837; around outside circle of beads, AUSTRALIAN STORE GOULBURN

Edge Description

Plain

More Information

  • Collection Names

    Royal Melbourne Mint Collection

  • Collecting Areas

    Numismatics & Philately, Working Life & Trades

  • Acquisition Information

    Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 1978

  • Date Issued

    1850-1863 AD

  • Issued By

    Davies, Alexander & Co., Goulburn, New South Wales, Australia, 1850-1863

  • Previous Collection

    Royal Mint, Melbourne Branch

  • Inscriptions

    Obverse: DAVIES, ALEXANDER & Co. . GOULBURN . Reverse: AUSTRALIAN STORE GOULBURN ESTABLISHED 1837 ADVANCE AUSTRALIA

  • Denomination

    1 Penny

  • Series

    Trade Tokens

  • Material

    Copper

  • Axis

    12

  • Classification

    Trade tokens, Australia - new south wales, Working strikes

  • Category

    History & Technology

  • Discipline

    Numismatics

  • Type of item

    Object

  • Dimensions

    34 mm (Outside Diameter), 15.154 g (Weight)

  • Shape

    Round

  • References

    This company issued penny tokens from three obverse and two reverse dies. The tokens from this pairing are characterised by: Obverse: A comma after the word DAVIES. Inner circle of 119 dots. The word GOULBURN is 20.0 mm long and starts 5.5 mm from the stop. Reverse: The kangaroo's tail points to the S. The word STORES is 14.2 mm long and starts 3.0 mm after the N. Inner circle of 152 dots. This obverse is only known combined with this reverse. The reverse however was also employed with a different obverse, see NU 4606 for that combination.
    [Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 95
    [Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 56/2

  • Keywords

    Golden Fleece, Retailing, Shops