coins

6 metal coins from Australia.
1.One Penny. Obverse: GEORGIVS V D.G BRITT:OMN: REX F.D IND. Reverse: Commonwealth of Australia. 1919.

2. On label: Trade token, 1D. On Coin, Obverse: Australia. Reverse: R Parker Ironmonger. Morabool Street. Geelong

3. On Label: Australia Trade Token, Melbourne, 1862 1d. On Coin Reverse: Grocers, Ironmongers, China & Glass ware mercahants. Obverse is difficult to read as it is tarnised, but " Victoria 1862" can be seen above The Australian cot of arms.

4. On label Australia. Trde token 1857, Hanks & Lloyd, Tea mart, Sydney 1d. On coin Obverse: "Peace & Plenty 1857" with The Australian coat of arms. Reverse: Hanks & Lloyd. Australian tea mart. Sydney.

5. On label: Australia. Trade Token. Melbourne. Halfpenny. On coin obverse: "Australia". Reverse: Melbourne. W.J. Taylor. Medalist to The Great Exhibition 1851.

6.On label: Australia. Trade Token. Liverpool Arms, Sydney 1d. On coin obverse: "Liverpool Arms" around a bird. Reverse: B. Palmer Pitt & King St. Sydney. Wholesale wine & spirit depot.

object
MUSEUM NUMBER
nn16658
Date
1857 - 1919
PLACE
COLLECTION
MATERIAL/TECHNIQUE
metal
CATEGORY
Anthropology: Ethnography
LOCATION
In storage
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