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1 Penny - Fenwick Brothers Melbourne, Victoria
| Uitgever | Fenwick Brothers |
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| Jaar | 1857 |
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| Vorm | Round |
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| Beschrijving voorzijde | Draped bust of Queen Victoria facing left, her hair dressed in the early Victorian style with a central parting and gathered into a bun at the nape, occupying the central field. The surrounding legend reads '225 KING STREET MELBOURNE' above and 'VICTORIA' below, all within a beaded border. The portrait is rendered in low relief in the manner typical of Australian colonial tradesman's tokens of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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| Opschrift voorzijde | 225 KING STREET MELBOURNE VICTORIA |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Fenwick Brothers operated as wholesale and retail ironmongers in Melbourne during the gold rush decade, when acute small-change shortages forced colonial merchants to issue private token coinage. The British government's reluctance to supply adequate regal copper to the Australian colonies left a vacuum that dozens of tradesmen filled with self-issued pieces, many struck in Birmingham by specialist diesinkers such as Thomas Stokes and John Askew. The brass striking of this type is considerably scarcer than the copper, and Andrews' catalog reflects that distinction in the suffixed variety references.