Penny of the firm Robinson Bros. & Co in Melbourne, Victoria, Australia, 1862
Also known as: Penny van de firma Robinson Bros. & Co te Melbourne, Victoria, Australië, 1862
Record status
Individual type · partial
Period
1862
Copper private coin. Obverse: coat of arms supported by two native animals, surmounted by radiant sun with human face and below which banner with motto. Place indication and year at the top in legend.
Reverse: in five lines company name and address indication. Plain edge. The Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam, holds this object as KOG-MP-1-5353; its record gives material recorded as copper (metal); technique striking (metalworking); measurements diameter 3.5 cm x weight 12.92 g. Description translated from the museum's Dutch catalogue text; details are those of this museum object, and how far it represents a wider type has not been independently verified.
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Physical characteristics
- Material
- copper (metal)
- Technique
- striking (metalworking)
- Measurements
- diameter 3.5 cm x weight 12.92 g
Design
- Obverse
- coat of arms supported by two native animals, surmounted by radiant sun with human face and below which banner with motto. Place indication and year at the top in legend.
- Reverse
- in five lines company name and address indication. Plain edge.
Identification
- Original title
- Penny van de firma Robinson Bros. & Co te Melbourne, Victoria, Australië, 1862
- Holding institution
- Rijksmuseum, Amsterdam
- Museum object number
- KOG-MP-1-5353
- Museum classification
- coin
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- Material
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Catalogue references
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