Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Stokes Stock Reverse Sheaf Trade Token Penny Die 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
Standard References: Andrews 21 = Heyde Sheaf 1 = Sharples Sheaf 1
Die produced by Stokes and used to strike trade tokens for numerous merchants in Victoria in 1862 and was employed post World War I for re-striking for collectors. It suffered some minor edge chipping in 1862, particularly above the letters AD, see token NU 4431 for the result of this.
Physical Description
A steel die 55 mm high with a base diameter of 54 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. It depicts a wheat sheaf with the legend ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1862 (in incuse mirror image) .
Obverse Description
At centre a wheat sheaf with the legend ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1862 (in incuse mirror image) . The cord holding the sheaf 4.7 mm long border of 114 beads.
More Information
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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), 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1862 AD
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Issued By
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Maker
Thomas Stokes, Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1865
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Commissioned By
Love & Roberts, Wagga Wagga, New South Wales, Australia, 1865
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1862 (in incuse mirror image)
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Steel
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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
55 mm (Height), 53 mm (Outside Diameter)
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References
Andrews 21 = Heyde Sheaf 1 = Sharples Sheaf 1
[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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Keywords
Agriculture, Numismatic Dies, Numismatic Technology, Retailing, Shops
