1 Penny - R. Parker - Ironmonger Large Series 35 mm, Colon after R - Geelong; Victoria
Features
| Issuer |
Victoria
(Australian States)  |
|---|---|
| Type | Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens |
| Year | 1857 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 15.9 g |
| Diameter | 35 mm |
| Thickness | 2 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Number | N# 418042 |
| References | Andrews# 419 Arthur Andrews; 1965. Australasian tokens and coins: a handbook . Trustees of the Mitchell Library, Sydney, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia. Michael T. Pitt, Paul Bickerton, Mike Loy, Simon Gray; 2012. Renniks Australian & New Zealand Tokens Values (1st edition). Renniks Publications, Sydney, New South Wales, Australia.Simon Gray; 2013. A Study of Australasian Trade Tokens: An Illustrated Reference of the Merchants Tokens used in Colonial Australia & New Zealand. Self-published, Perth, Western Australia, Australia. |
Obverse
In the center is the name R. Parker - ironmonger, legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering:
MOORABOOL STREET
R : PARKER
-.-
IRONMONGER
GEELONG
Reverse
In the center is a woman (Justice) with a bandage over her eyes and a scale in her right hand, looking to the left, in the background the ship is sailing to the left, legend around
Script: Latin
Lettering: AUSTRALIA
Mint
Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)Comments
The image shown is A419/ R411 Large Series, 35 mm dia, Colon after Initial R.
Note: Three Main types:
1) Late Series: 34 mm dia; Dot after Initial R.
A409/ R404 - Scale pans level with bottom of A of AUST; Top of R of R.PARKER above M
A410/ R405 - Scale pans level with top of A of AUST; Top of R of R.PARKER above M
A411/ R406 - Scale pans level with centre of A of AUST; Top of R of R.PARKER slightly below M
A412/ R407 - Scale pans level with top of A of AUST; Top of R of PARKER about level with top of M
2) Late Series: 34 mm dia; Colon after Initial R.
A413/ R408 - Scale pans below A of AUST; Top of R of PARKER slightly below M; Curved Tails on R's
A415/ R409 - Scale pans below A of AUST; Middle R of PARKER below OL of BOOL; Straight Tails on R's
A416/ R410 - Scale pans below A of AUST; Middle R of PARKER mostly below L of BOOL; Straight Tails on R's
3) Large Series: 35 mm dia; Colon after Initial R.
A417/ R412 - Inital R below top of M; R below OL of BOOL; Dot close to Last R of MONGER
A418/ R413 - Inital R level with top of M; R below L of BOOL; Dot close to Last R of MONGER
A419/ R411 - Inital R well below top of M; R below OL of BOOL; Dot away from Last R of MONGER
A422/ R- - Inital R slightly below top of M; R below OL of BOOL; Dot closer than A419 gap to Last R of MONGER
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| Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | |||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Undetermined | |||||||||||||||
| ND (1857) | A419/R411 | ||||||||||||||
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