Australian Penny token. William Bateman
Sorry, no image available.
- Place made
- Birmingham, England
- Medium
- copper
- Dimensions
- 3.4 cm (diam.)
- Accession number
- NC00661
- Signature and date
- Obverse Description: Across centre, VICTORIA , around within a line circle, WILLIAM BATEMAN JUNR. & CO. WARNAMBOOL; around outside circle, IMPORTERS AND GENERAL MERCHANTS . 1855 . Reverse Description: Female figure representing Justice standing facing 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 among the fruit the letter G. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm is draped to near the elbow while drapery falls from her extended arm to below the horizon line behind; around above, AUSTRALIA. A three-masted sailing ship on horizon at left of token.
- Media category
- Token
- Collection area
- International decorative arts and design