Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
W.R. Watson Trade Token Penny Die 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
Die produced by Stokes and used to strike trade tokens in 1862 and was employed post World War I for re-striking for collectors. See token NU 4503 for example of token struck with this die just after the damage began..
Physical Description
A steel die 55 mm high with a base diameter of 54 mm and a working surface diameter of 34 mm. The die features the name, address and business of the issuer: W.R. Watson & Co. Town Hall Hotel, Armstrong Street, Ballarat, wine & spirits merchants. The die is slightly rusted, the working face is partly pitted and a large chip has occurred at the rim of the working face at 08.
Obverse Description
TOWN HALL HOTEL / WINE & SPIRIT / W.R.WATSON & CO. / MERCHANTS / ARMSTRONG ST. BALLARAT (incuse mirror)
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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Mint
Stokes (Mint), Melbourne, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Commissioned By
W. R. Watson - Town Hall Hotel, Ballarat, Victoria, Australia, 1862
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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
Obverse: TOWN HALL HOTEL WINE & SPIRIT W.R.WATSON & CO. MERCHANTS ARMSTRONG ST. BALLARAT
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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), 54 mm (Outside Diameter)
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Keywords
Hotels, Numismatic Dies, Numismatic Technology, Spirits, Wine & Spirit Merchants
