Sir William Dixson numismatic collection comprising coins, tokens, medals and paper currency
Sir William Dixson numismatic collection comprising coins, tokens, medals and paper currency
About this item
Full title
Author / Creator
Date
ca. 1700-1952
Record Identifier
Reference Code
Formats
Coins, Paper Money, Medals, Badges, Objects and Manuscripts
Physical Description
Contents
1374 coins
5634 tokens
1611 medals and badges
843 paper money items
Other Descriptions
Level of description
Fonds
Access and use
Physical Access Conditions
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Subjects
More information
Scope and Contents
Contents
SERIES 01 - COINS
Series 01 Part 01: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency from the reign of Queen Victoria
Series 01 Part 02: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency from the reign of Edward III
Series 01 Part 03: Sir William Dixson coin collection : Australian currency from the reign of Geo...
Alternative Titles
Full title
Sir William Dixson numismatic collection comprising coins, tokens, medals and paper currency
Authors, Artists and Contributors
Author / Creator
Notes
Description source
Dixson numismatic shelf list
Object History
Sir William Dixson (1870-1952) built his numismatic collection over many years. He acquired entire collections, including that of Dr Arthur Andrews who compiled a handbook of Australasian tokens and coins (Sydney : Govt. printer, 1921).
Published information
An overview of the Dixson numismatic collection is available in Treasures of the State Library of New South Wales : the Australiana collections / Anne Robertson. Sydney : Collins Australia in association with the State Library of New South Wales, 1988, pp.150-155.
Contextual Information
Source
Bequeathed by Sir William Dixson, 1952
Identifiers
Primary Identifiers
Record Identifier
9AL4yBRY
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/9AL4yBRY
Other Identifiers
Reference code
950558
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