825804
- TitleItem 0643: Five pound restrike [coin], 1852, 1919
- Call numberSAFE/DN/C 643
- Level of descriptionitem
- Date
1852, 1919 - Type of material
- Reference code825804
- Issue CopyDigitised
- Physical Description1 coin - 35 mm. diameter - gold
- ADMINISTRATIVE/ BIOGRAPHICAL HISTORY
Forms part of Series 01 Part 08: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian Assay Office currency.
In 1919, twelve gold and two silver restrikes of the Adelaide Five Pound coin were especially struck as historical artefacts by the Melbourne Mint, using Joshua Payne's original dies.
(Source: http://www.australianstamp.com/Coin-web/aust/goldrush.htm accessed August 13, 2008)
Acquired by Sir W. Dixson in 1927. - Access Conditions
Access via appointment - Due to security reasons this collection is not available for browsing - Published InformationAustralasian tokens and coins : a handbook / by ... A. Andrews ; issued by the ... Mitchell Library (Sydney : Govt. Printer, 1921)¶¶The Ingots and Assay Office Pieces¶of South Australia / by J. Hunt Deacon (Melbourne : Hawthorn Press, [1954?]) Collecting and investing in Australian coins and banknotes / written ... by Greg McDonald (Umina Beach, N.S.W. : G. McDonald, c1990)
- General note
22 carat gold. - Date note
It is believed that the 1852 coin was never issued for circulation. The Dixson collection specimen was struck at Melbourne Mint about 1919. - Creator/Author/Artist
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