Summary
Copper Halfpenny Token minted by Heaton & Sons, Birmingham. Issued by H. Ashton, Haberdashery, Auckland, 1858. Ashton was a haberdasher and tailor and issued halfpenny and penny tokens between 1858 and 1863.
Physical Description
A round copper token (28 mm diameter) featuring the name, address and buisness that issued the tokens: H. Ashton, Queen St., Auckland Haberdashery, tailor and trimmer. The reverse depicts 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 been cleaned and varnished.
Obverse Description
Legend in eight lines: H.ASHTON / IMPORTER / OF / HABERDASHERY / & / TAILORS / TRIMMINGS / QUEEN ST. AUCKLAND
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, NEW ZEALAND; in exergue, 1858.
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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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
1858 AD
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Issued By
H Ashton - Haberdashery, Auckland, North Island, New Zealand, 1858
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Mint
Heaton & Sons (Mint), Birmingham, England, Great Britain, 1858
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: H.ASHTON/IMPORTER/OF/HABERDASHERY/&/TAILORS/ TRIMMINGS/QUEEN ST. AUCKLAND Reverse: NEW ZEALAND 1858
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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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Type of item
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Dimensions
28 mm (Outside Diameter), 7.998 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Lampard issued trade tokens over a long period, 1858 till 1863. Except for the 1863 penny tokens (see NU29448 for details) a single new pair of dies was employed to manufacture each year's production.
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 19
[Book] Lampard, William H. 1981. Catalogue of New Zealand Coins Tokens Bank Notes., No. 303
[Book] Humberstone, Vaughn. 2010. Merchants Making Money.
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