1 Penny - W. Watson Restrike - Ballarat, Victoria

€10,853.00
IssuerVictoria
Year1918
TypeToken
Value1 Penny (1⁄240)
CurrencyPound sterling (1788-1900)
CompositionCopper
Weight15.22 g
Dimensions34 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to1863
Reference(s) Andrews#612, R#586, Gray#303c
Obverse descriptionText only
Obverse scriptLatin
Obverse letteringTOWN HALL HOTEL WINE & SPIRIT W.WATSON&CO. MERCHANTS ARMSTRONG ST BALLARAT
Reverse descriptionAt centre within a line circle a piece of grape vine with eleven large leaves and two bunches of grapes, below, but still within the line circle the manufacturers name T. STOKES MAKER MEL.; around above, VICTORIA . 1862, around below the Latin IN VINO VERITAS. Border of 116 beads. This is a Stokes stock reverse, used for many trade token issuers. It is numbered in the standard catalogues as: Sharples Vine 3 = Heyde Vine 3 = Andrews 7.
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringVICTORIA. 1862 STOKES MAKER MEL IN VINO VERITAS
EdgePlain
Mint
MintageND (1918)  - A612/R586 Gray# 303c; R 9 -
Catalog ID2059250290
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