Summary
Copper One Penny Token, minted by Allan & Moore, London. Issued by Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association, Auckland, 1871. The Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association issued penny tokens celebrating the formation of their organisation in 1871, and provided coins for giving change to hotel patrons in the city. The New Zealand Licensed Victuallers Association, of which the Auckland association was a part, joined the Hospitality Association of New Zealand in the late twentieth century.
Physical Description
A round bronze token (32 mm diameter) featuring the name and foundation date of the association that issued it: Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association, established in New Zealand 4th April 1871. The ereverse features a profile head of Queen Victoria, laureate right and gives her date of birth, May 24 1819.
Obverse Description
At centre within a circle of beads in five lines, ESTABLISHED IN / NEW / ZEALAND / APRIL 4 / 1871 around, AUCKLAND LICENSED VICTUALLERS ASSOCIATION.
Reverse Description
At centre within a circle of beads, head of Queen Victoria laureate right; around above, .VICTORIA . around below, BORN MAY 24 1819
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Numismatics & Philately, Sustainable Futures, Working Life & Trades
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Alfred Chitty, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1871 AD
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Issued By
Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, 1871
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Mint
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Artist
Joseph Moore - Allan and Moore, London, England, Great Britain, 1871
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: AUCKLAND LICENSED VICTUALLERS ASSOCIATION ESTABLISHED IN NEW ZEALAND APRIL 4 1871 Reverse: VICTORIA BORN MAY 24 1819
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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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
31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.985 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
The production of the Auckland Licensed Victuallers Association required two obverse and two reverse dies - although third pair is reported from only a single piece In the P.H. Baldwin Collection in London. Identification of the dies is the basis of the standard refereces and of the museum's storage system. They rae differentiated by: Obverse Diameter beaded circle I of IN A 21.8 mm below left of E of VICTUALLERS B 22.7 mm between ER of VICTUALLERS C ? ? smaller letters Reverse base of hair curl other 1 points to 2 2 points between 24 3 points to 4 smaller letters The following die combinations have been recorded: A/1, A/2, B/2 (this token), C/3 (not held)
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 328
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 18/3
[Book] Lampard, William H. 1981. Catalogue of New Zealand Coins Tokens Bank Notes., No. 304
[Book] Humberstone, Vaughn. 2010. Merchants Making Money.
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