Summary

Australia Victoria Warrnambool
William Bateman Jnr. & Co. Token Penny 1855 (AD)
Mint: Heaton & Sons, Birmingham
Previous Collections: Henry Smith
Standard References: Andrews 30 = Heyde 21= Sharples V.204

Physical Description

A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token features the name, address, business of the issuer and date: William Bateman Jnr. & Co. Warnambool (sic) Victoria, Importers and General Merchants 1855. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice standing facing left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.

Obverse Description

Across center, VICTORIA , around within a line circle, WILLIAM BATEMAN JUNR. & CO. WARNAMBOOL; around outside circle, IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS . 1855 .

Reverse Description

Female figure representing Justice standing facing left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.

Edge Description

Plain

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