Item 1297: Dollar (8 reales) - Australian proclamation coin, 1778 / minted at Lima, Peru (under Spai...
Item 1297: Dollar (8 reales) - Australian proclamation coin, 1778 / minted at Lima, Peru (under Spain)
About this item
Full title
Date
1778
Call Numbers
SAFE/DN/C 1297
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Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 coin - 39 mm. diameter - good condition - silver
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Level of description
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Digitised
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Full title
Item 1297: Dollar (8 reales) - Australian proclamation coin, 1778 / minted at Lima, Peru (under Spain)
Notes
General note
Forms part of Series 01 Part 13: Sir William Dixson coin collection : other countries (excluding Great Britain) currency
In 1800 Governor King proclaimed which coins could circulate in the colony and their value. These coins became known as proclamation coins
Digital order no:Album ID : 825684
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
This item has been preserved and digitised as part of the Nelson Meers Foundation Benefaction, 2003
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Call Numbers
SAFE/DN/C 1297
Record Identifier
1kVdGPen
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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/1kVdGPen
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431553
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