Item 1044: Half Johanna (4 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1757 / minted at Rio de Janeiro,...
Item 1044: Half Johanna (4 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1757 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (under Portugal)
About this item
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Date
1757
Call Numbers
SAFE/DN/C 1044
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Formats
Physical Description
Contents
1 coin - 31 mm. diameter - extremely good condition - gold
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Digitised
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Full title
Item 1044: Half Johanna (4 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1757 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (under Portugal)
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 : 825682
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 1044
Record Identifier
Yr8RqkKn
Permalink
https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/Yr8RqkKn
Other Identifiers
Reference code
431547
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