Token - 1 Penny, Warnock Bros, Drapers, Maldon, Victoria, Australia, 1863
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1863
Australia Victoria Melbourne Maldon Warnock Brothers Token Penny, 1863 (AD) Mint: Heaton & Sons, Birmingham (earlier associated with W.J. Taylor London, see Andrews p. 97)
Previous Collections: George McArthur Standard References: Andrews 605 = Heyde 265/1 = Sharples V.184 Other: It is very unlikely that any of the tokens of this type saw circulation in Victoria. They were ordered from Britain in 1862 for issue in 1863 but token circulation had ceased before the shippment arrived. They were also struck at the size of the then new British bronze penny which would also have made them less likely to be accepted in other colonies.
The sailing ship on the obverse has been re-oriented to fit the smaller flan, it now sails away from the viewer and to the right. It is very unlikley that any of the tokens of this type saw circulation in Victoria. They were ordered from Britain in 1862 for issue in 1863 but token circulation had ceased before the shippment arrived. They were also struck at the size of the then new British bronze penny which would also have made them less likley to be accepted in other colonies.
A copper trade token penny (28 mm diameter) featuring the name and cities of buisness of the issuer: Warnock Bros. Melbourne & Maldon around a female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails away and to the right on the horizon to the left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. The reverse is a stock 'Peace and Plenty' type: a coat of arms consisting of a central shield below a rising sun with emu and kangaroo supporters. The shield is quartered and contains: top left, Golden Fleece, top right, three masted sailing ship, bottom left bull standing facing left, bottom right, anchor. The supporters stand on a pair of simple curved lines which also hold the base of the shield, a ribbon bearing the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA is draped across these lines below their feet. Around above, PEACE & PLENTY, below, 1863. This token has been cleaned.
Evidence at a glance
- Linked sources
- 1
- Photograph views
- 2
- Catalogue references
- 0
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Physical characteristics
- Edge
- Plain
- Shape
- Round
- Material
- Copper
- Dimensions
- 31 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.686 g (Weight)
Technical characteristics
- Die axis
- 12
- Date issued
- 1863 AD
- Denomination
- 1 Penny
- Mint recorded
- Heaton & Sons (Mint) (Birmingham, England, Great Britain)
- Issuer recorded
- Warnock Bros (Melbourne, Victoria, Australia)
Design
- Obverse
- Female figure representing Justice seated on a wool bale with legs to left but her head and upper body to front. A wine barrel lies on the ground behind her and a three-masted sailing ship sails away and to the right on the horizon to the left. She wears a blindfold and extends a balanced set of scales with her right hand. With her left she holds an inverted cornucopia from which fruits flow onto the ground. She wears an ancient-style of flowing dress bound at the waist, her left arm bare and right draped to near the elbow. Around above, WARNOCK BROS. MELBOURNE & , in exergue, MALDON
- Reverse
- Coat of arms consisting of a central shield below a rising sun with emu and kangaroo supporters. The shield is quartered and contains: top left, Golden Fleece, top right, three masted sailing ship, bottom left bull standing facing left, bottom right, anchor. The supporters stand on a pair of simple curved lines which also hold the base of the shield, a ribbon bearing the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA is draped across these lines below their feet. Around above, PEACE & PLENTY, below, 1863
- Inscription
- Obverse: WARNOCK BROS. MELBOURNE & MALDON Reverse: PEACE & PLENTY ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1863
Identification
- Candidate id
- mv-56611
- Museum object number
- NU 11614
- Catalogue references (museum record)
- Andrews 604 = Heyde 266 = Sharples V.183; There is a second obverse die recorded for the 1863 penny issue. Heyde 265/2. Heyde states:; "265/1 1 mm.+ between BROS. amd MELBOURNE R3; 265/2 2 mm.+ between BROS. amd MELBOURNE R2"; This second die is not held by the museum (2004) but it is believed that two examples are known, both in a private Queensland collection, Sharples JNAA.7.68 incorrect. Heyde's R2 rating is in error.
- Source note
- Facts transcribed from the linked single-object source. Wider type attribution and authenticity have not been independently verified.
Catalogue references
No catalogue numbers recorded. Numbers are only published once transcribed from a verified edition of a standard catalogue — they are never inferred.
Research required
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