Summary
Proof 1/26 Shilling, Issued by Jersey, 1861
Minted by Royal Mint, London
Obverse Description
Head of the Queen facing left wearing ornamented fillet in hair; around, VICTORIA D:G: BRITANNIAR: REGINA F:D:; below, 1861; the artist's initials, WW, incuse on neck truncation
Reverse Description
Square ornamented shield charged with three leopards, passant guardant in pale (ie. walking to left with heads facing viewer arranged beneath one another); around, STATES OF JERSEY 1/26 OF A SHILLING
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
This coin was supplied by the Royal Mint, London to the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint for inclusion in its 1880 International Exhibition display. It was retained after that and used again in the 1888 Centennial Exhibition.
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from Melbourne Branch of Royal Mint, 11 Jan 1978
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Date Issued
1861 AD
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Issued By
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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), 8.94 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Pridmore 33A KM#2
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1965. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 3, West Indies., 43 - 59 Pages
[Book] Remick, Jerome. 1971. British Commonwealth Coins., 424 - 428 Pages
[Book] Bruce, Colin R. 2006. Standard Catalogue of World Coins 1801 - 1900., 793 - 794 Pages
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Keywords
British Empire Coins, Exhibitions: Melbourne International Centennial, 1888-1889, Exhibitions: Melbourne International, 1880-1881, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins
