Summary
Australia Victoria Frankston
Medal - Armstrong Shoe Mart, Frankston 1989 (AD)
Issue number 236 Type 66
Mint: Stokes
Other Details: Brass medal issued by the Armstrong Shoe Mart, Frankston, in 1985. It thanks people for shopping, advertises the business and functions as a token, providing customers with $1.00 off future purchases of shoes.
Physical Description
A brass medal (32 mm diameter) featuring a offer of a dollar off the next purchase and a button-up boot
Obverse Description
Around on broad rim defined by 24 mm line circle, * THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING* ARMSTRONG SHOE MART FRANKSTON at centre THIS VALUED CUSTOMER TOKEN WORTH $1 SAVING OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE. The * stops around the rim take the form of boots.
Reverse Description
At centre within a line circle 24 mm diameter, a ladies Victorian period button-up style boot; around, ARMSTRONG BOOT & SHOE WAREHOUSE ESTAB. FOUR GENERATIONS; below boot the mint name, STOKES MELB.
Edge Description
Plain
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Mr Ian Armstrong, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1985 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
Stokes (Australasia) Pty. Ltd., Eltham, Greater Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1985
1500 struck in Oct 1985. -
Inscriptions
Obverse: THANK YOU FOR SHOPPING ARMSTRONG SHOE MART FRANKSTON THIS VALUED CUSTOMER TOKEN WORTH $1 SAVING OFF YOUR NEXT PURCHASE Reverse: ARMSTRONG BOOT & SHOE WAREHOUSE ESTAB. FOUR GENERATIONS STOKES MELB.
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Series
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Material
Brass
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Axis
12
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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
2 mm (Depth), 32 mm (Outside Diameter), 13.62 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Issue 236 Type 66
[Book] Carter, Mike & Armstrong, Ian. 2013. The Armstrong Tokens: The World's Largest Private Issue.
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Keywords
Advertising, Customer Rewards Programs, Sales Promotion, Shoes