Summary
Advertising check, Issued by Thomas Lundie & Co., Kingston, Jamaica, 1844
Mint not recorded
Obverse Description
Across centre, 1844; around, THOMAS LUNDIE & Co KINGSTON
Reverse Description
A two-masted paddle steamer; around, EARL OF ELGIN JAMAICA
Edge Description
milled
Significance
Thomas Ludie & Co. were ironmongers who imported the paddle steamer Earl of Elgin in 1844 for inter-island trading. She arrived on 27 August and was sold to the Haitian government in 1847. This check was struck to promote the ship on her arrival.
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), A.H. Baldwin & Son Ltd, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1844 AD
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Issued By
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Series
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Material
Copper
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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
23 mm (Outside Diameter), 5.32 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Prid.145
[Book] Pridmore, Fred. 1965. The Coins of the British Commonwealth of Nations, Part 3, West Indies., 145 Pages
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Keywords
British Commonwealth Coins, British Commonwealth and Empire Coins