Australasian Penny token of Gippsland Hardware Company. 1862

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Thomas Stokes, designer obverse and reverse
1831 – 1910

Australasian Penny token of Gippsland Hardware Company. 1862
1862
copper
Place made
Melbourne
Medium
copper
Dimensions
3.4 cm (diam.)
Accession number
NC00691
Signature and date
Obverse Description: At centre within a line circle in four lines, PORT / ALBERT / & / SALE around, : GIPPS LAND : HARDWARE COMPANY Reverse Description: Coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below Rising Sun. On left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun and on right emu with similar stance. Below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm. The cross is not shaded. The quarters contain: top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf. Around above, VICTORIA . 1862
Media category
Coin
Collection area
Australian decorative arts and design