Adelaide Assay office 1852 One Pound, type 1 Lead Trial Piece

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Joshua Payne, designer obverse and reverse
Australia
c.1810 – May 1889

Adelaide Assay office 1852 One Pound, type 1 Lead Trial Piece
1852
pewter or lead
Place made
Adelaide
Medium
pewter or lead
Dimensions
2.4 cm (diam.)
Credit line
Purchased by the Art Gallery Board, 1943
Accession number
NC00593
Signature and date
Obverse: Centre, Crown, below date 1852 all within a beaded and wavy line circle. Around outer border, GOVERNMENT ASSAY OFFICE ADELAIDE. Reverse: centre, VALUE / ONE / POUND all within a beaded circle, around outer border, WEIGHT 5 DWT : 15 GRS 22 CARATS. (Note no die crack)
Media category
Coin
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design