Summary
Australia Victoria Castlemaine
W. Froomes Token Penny, 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: George McArthur
Standard References: Andrews 141 = Heyde 78 = Sharples V.22
Physical Description
A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name, address and business of the issuer: W. Froomes, Market Square Castlemaine, family draper, clothier & outfitter. The reverse features a coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun. On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun (sejant sinister reguardant) and on right emu with similar stance (passant dexter reguardant). Below ground line and set on a spread bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm. The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862 around below in two lines, T. STOKES MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. The T of EAST is below the AK of MAKER. There is a metal flaw at the rim between 05 and 06.
Obverse Description
At centre within a line circle, W.FROOMES/MARKET SQR./CASTLEMAINE around, FAMILY DRAPER CLOTHIER & OUTFITTER :; border of 112 beads.
Reverse Description
Coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun. On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun (sejant sinister reguardant) and on right emu with similar stance (passant dexter reguardant). Below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm. The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862 around below in two lines, T. STOKES MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE. The neck of the emu is poorly engraved with additional line to the left, the T of EAST is below the letters AK of MAKER.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Clothing & Textiles, Numismatics & Philately, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), George McArthur, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1862 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: W.FROOMES MARKET SQR. CASTLEMAINE FAMILY DRAPER CLOTHIER & OUTFITTER Reverse: VICTORIA 1862 T. STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST EAST MELBOURNE ADVANCE VICTORIA
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Copper
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
34 mm (Outside Diameter), 12.336 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Andrews 141 = Heyde 78 = Sharples V.22
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins.
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand.
[Article] Sharples, John P. 1993. A Catalogue of the Trade Tokens of Victoria 1848 to 1862. Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia. vol.7: p.1-77.
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