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1 Penny - Gilmour, John New Plymouth
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1875 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | Plain text design with no central effigy. The merchant's name JOHN GILMOUR arcs along the upper periphery, while NEW ZEALAND follows the lower periphery. The place name NEW PLYMOUTH is prominently inscribed in two lines across the central field. Small decorative dots appear on either side of PLYMOUTH. The entire design is bordered by a continuous beaded rim. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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John Gilmour operated as a general merchant in New Plymouth during the 1870s, issuing these tradesman's tokens to address the chronic shortage of small copper coinage in provincial New Zealand — a problem the colonial government had repeatedly failed to solve. The Auckland Mint struck several of these provincial merchant tokens during this period, though the exact run for Gilmour's issue remains unclear from surviving records.
The Andrews and Robson reference numbers span multiple die varieties, with Gray distinguishing at least two obverse states (81 and 81a).