Summary
Australia Victoria Melbourne
Stokes Stock Vine Reverse Trade Token Penny Die 1862 (AD)
Mint: Thomas Stokes
Previous Collections: National Gallery of Victoria
This is the stock reverse die referred to in standard references as Sharples Vine 4 = Heyde Vine 2 = Andrews 2
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 with lettering and design incuse mirror, at centre within a line circle a piece of grape vine with nine large leaves and two bunches of grapes; around above, VICTORIA . 1862, around below the Latin IN VINO VERITAS. Border of 112 beads. This is a Stokes stock reverse, used for many trade token issuers. It is numbered in the standard catalogues as: Sharples Vine 4 = Heyde Vine 2 = Andrews 2.. The die is chipped above the letters TA of VERITAS and cracked through the top of the numbers 86 of the date.
Obverse Description
At centre within a line circle a piece of grape vine with nine large leaves and two bunches of grapes; around above, VICTORIA . 1862, around below the Latin IN VINO VERITAS. Border of 112 beads. This is a Stokes stock reverse, used for many trade token issuers. It is numbered in the standard catalogues as: Sharples Vine 4 = Heyde Vine 2 = Andrews 2. The die is chipped above the letters TA of VERITAS and cracked through the top of the numbers 86 of the date.
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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Previous Collection
Numismatics Collection, National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), pre 1976
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Inscriptions
VICTORIA 1862 IN VINO VERITAS
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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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References
Sharples Vine 4 = Heyde Vine 2 = Andrews 2 See Sharples JNAA.7 pp. 5-10, for a discussion of Stokes stock reverses.
[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
Numismatic Dies, Numismatic Technology, Wine & Spirit Merchants