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Item 1046: Johanna (8 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1728 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Braz...

Item 1046: Johanna (8 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1728 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Braz...

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Item 1046: Johanna (8 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1728 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (under Portugal)

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Full title

Item 1046: Johanna (8 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1728 / minted at Rio de Janeiro, Brazil (under Portugal)

Date

1728

Call Numbers

SAFE/DN/C 1046

Record Identifier

nvg8xQJ1

Reference Code

431545

Formats

Physical Description

Contents

1 coin - 38 mm. diameter - very good condition - gold

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Item

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Issue Copy

Digitised

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Alternative Titles

Full title

Item 1046: Johanna (8 escudos) - Australian proclamation coin, 1728 / 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 : 844398

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 1046

Record Identifier

nvg8xQJ1

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/nvg8xQJ1

Other Identifiers

Reference code

431545

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