Summary
Copper One Penny Token, minted by W.J.Taylor, London. Issued by Alfred Toogood, Rainbow Tavern, Sydney, 1855. Alfred Toogood was listed as the publican at the Rainbow Tavern between 1855 and 1867. Neither Toogood nor the Rainbow Tavern appear in Sands' Sydney Directories for 1869 or 1870. Toogood was evidently a well regarded member of his community. In 1857 he was nominated as a candidate for the Cook ward of the Sydney Council. It appears that the Rainbow Tavern was an entertainment venue, as well as offering accommodation and meals. Toogood regularly advertised the performers and their acts in the Herald.
Physical Description
A round copper token (34 mm diameter). The token design featuring the name, general business and address of the issuer: A. Toogood, Merchant, Pitt & King St. Sydney. The reverse features a female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the 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. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Above, AUSTRALIA, in exergue, 1855; sailing ship in background.
Obverse Description
A. TOOGOOD / MERCHANT / PITT & KING ST. / SYDNEY
Reverse Description
Female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the 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. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Above AUSTRALIA; in exergue, 1855.
Edge Description
Plain
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Collecting Areas
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Acquisition Information
Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), Eugene von Guerard, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1855 AD
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Issued By
Alfred Toogood, Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1855
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Mint
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: A. TOOGOOD MERCHANT PITT & KING ST. SYDNEY Reverse: AUSTRALIA 1855
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Denomination
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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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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
34 mm (Outside Diameter), 15.379 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Two obverse dies were employed in the manufacture of this token issue. The easiest test of which die was employed on any particular token is the distance between the Y at the end of SYDNEY and the S of St.; on this type it is 2.0 mm. On the other die it was 3.0 mm see eg. NU4456.
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins., No. 587
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand., No. 255/2
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