1 Penny - Barley, Charles C., Auckland

€27,123.00
IssuerNew Zealand
Year1858
TypeEmergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Value1 Penny = 1⁄12 Shilling = 1⁄240 Pound
CurrencyTrade tokens (1857-1881)
CompositionCopper
Weight13.787 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Andrews#27, R#42, Gray#21
Obverse descriptionFemale figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails to the right on the horizon to the 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. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Around above, GOD SAVE THE QUEEN in exergue 1858
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringGOD SAVE THE QUEEN 1858
Reverse descriptionThe name, business and townn of the company that issued the tokens: Charles C. Barley, wholesale grocer, Auckland.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringCHARLES C. BARLEY WHOLESALE GROCER AUCKLAND NEW ZEALAND
EdgePlain
Mint
Mintage1858  - A27/R42 -
Catalog ID5958394790
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