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1 Penny - Gipps Land Hardware Company Port Albert & Sale; Victoria
1862 year| Copper | 15.7 g | 34 mm |
| Issuer | Victoria (Australian States) |
|---|---|
| Queen | Victoria (1837-1901) |
| Type | Token |
| Year | 1862 |
| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 15.7 g |
| Diameter | 34 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#413208 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 95% |
Reverse
Coat of Arms
Script: Latin
Lettering:
VICTORIA 1862
ADVANCE VICTORIA
T.STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST.EAST MELBOURNE
Engraver: T. Stokes
Comment
Mint - T. Stokes
Image: Reverse Stokes ARMS A13/R5 ‘ADVANCE VICTORIA’
there is other reverse used:
Stokes PLOUGH A-/R3 for A146/R152
The obverse used for
A147/R153 has the legend GIPPSLAND rather than GIPPS LAND and has been restruck. RR+
Interesting fact
One interesting fact about the Token 1 Penny - Gipps Land Hardware Company (Port Albert & Sale; Victoria) 1862 from Victoria (Australian States) made of Copper weighing 15.7g is that it was issued during a time when there was a severe shortage of official currency in the colony of Victoria, and many businesses, including the Gipps Land Hardware Company, issued their own tokens as a form of currency. These tokens were widely accepted and used in trade, and they played an important role in the economy of the time.
