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1 Penny - Warnock Bros Melbourne and Maldon, Victoria
| Uitgever | Warnock Bros |
|---|---|
| Jaar | 1863 |
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| Waarde | Log in om details te zien |
| Valuta | Log in om details te zien |
| Samenstelling | Log in om details te zien |
| Gewicht | Log in om details te zien |
| Diameter | 31 mm |
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| Vorm | Log in om details te zien |
| Techniek | Log in om details te zien |
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| Graveur(s) | Log in om details te zien |
| In omloop tot | Log in om details te zien |
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| Schrift voorzijde | Latin |
| Opschrift voorzijde | Log in om details te zien |
| Beschrijving keerzijde | Central field depicts a seated female figure of Justice, blindfolded and facing left, holding a balance scale in her right hand. A sailing ship is visible in the background at the right. The issuer's trade legend arcs around the upper and lower periphery of the field, enclosed within a beaded border. |
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| Aanvullende informatie |
Warnock Bros operated stores in both Melbourne and Maldon, the latter a gold rush town that boomed after rich alluvial deposits were found there in 1853. By 1863 Maldon was still productive enough to support a substantial retail trade, and the dual-town advertising on this token reflects a genuine two-branch operation rather than mere commercial aspiration. Colonial copper tokens of this period filled a real gap — the British imperial penny was scarce in circulation, and merchants who commissioned their own pieces effectively created a local medium of exchange that also functioned as walking advertising.
The Andrews and Renniks references align on attribution; no significant die varieties are recorded for this issue.