Summary
Australia South Australia Adelaide
Five Pounds 1852 struck in Silver for the collection of A.M. LeSouef
Adelaide Assay Office
Mint: Struck in 1921 from the original dies at the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint. The dies were on loan from the Art Gallery of South Australia.
Physical Description
A silver strike from dies for a gold coin coin (33 mm diameter plain edge) with, on the obverse at the centre a crown within an ornate circle; below, 1852; around, * GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE * ADELAIDE. and on the reverse at the centre within ornate circle in three lines, VALUE / FIVE / POUNDS; around, * WEIGHT. 1 OZ: 8 DWT: 4 GRS: * 22 CARATS.
Obverse Description
At centre a crown within ornate circle; below, 1852; around, *GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE* ADELAIDE. Below the date in small letters the artist's name J. PAYNE
Reverse Description
At centre within ornate circle in three lines, VALUE FIVE POUNDS; around, * WEIGHT. 1 OZ: 8 DWT: 4 GRS: * 22 CARATS.
Edge Description
Plain
Significance
Struck in 1921 see Sharples NAA.2.46
More Information
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Albert M. Le Souëf - Melbourne Mint, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1852 AD
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Issued By
Adelaide, Greater Adelaide, South Australia, Australia, 1852
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Mint
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE ADELAIDE 1852 J. PAYNE Reverse: VALUE FIVE POUNDS WEIGHT 1 OZ 8 DWT 4 GRS 22 CARATS
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Silver
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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
33 mm (Outside Diameter), 19.34 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
And.723
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins.
[Article] Sharples, John P. The Numismatic Collection of the Museum of Victoria. Journal of the Numismatic Association of Australia. 2, No.2.46
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