Summary
Australia New South Wales Sydney
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co. Token Threepence 1858 (AD)
Mint: see References
Previous collections: George McArthur
Standard references: Andrews 687 = Heyde 115/2
Physical Description
A round silver token (16 mm dia) featuring the name and business of the issuer: Hogarth, Erichsen and Co., Jewellers Sydney around a kangaroo and emu standing either side of a small palm with four distinct heads. The stop before and after SYDNEY 7.6 mm apart. There is a die crack down the back of the kangaroo. The reverse features the denomination "3" within an oak wreath and the date.
Obverse Description
Kangaroo to left and emu to right of a palm tree that has four distinct heads; around, HOGARTH ERICHSEN &C JEWELLERS .SYDNEY. There is a die crack down the back of the kangaroo. Curved base to ground above SYDNEY.
Reverse Description
At centre within an oak wreath a large numeral 3, 8 mm tall, this divides the date 18 58
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 Alfred Chitty, 15 Mar 1976
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Date Issued
1858 AD
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Issued By
Hogarth, Erichsen & Co., Sydney, Greater Sydney, New South Wales, Australia, 1858
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Previous Collection
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Inscriptions
Obverse: HOGARTH ERICHSEN & C JEWELLERS . SYDNEY . Reverse: 3 1858
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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
16 mm (Outside Diameter), 1.208 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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References
Andrews 687 = Heyde 115/2
[Book] Andrews, Arthur. 1921. Australasian Tokens and Coins.
[Book] Heyde, Gilbert C. & Skinner, Dion H. 1967. Unofficial Coins of Colonial Australia and New Zealand.
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