Coin

Museum number:
11-42003
Permalink:
ark:/21549/hm21110042003
Description:
Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.
Collection place:
Papua New Guinea
Verbatim coll. place:
Papua, New Guinea
Object type:
ethnography
Object class:
Coins (money)
Function:
7.5 Issued Currency and Associated Containers
Department:
Oceania
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 11-42003, described as Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.Hearst Museum object 2 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 11-42003, described as Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.Hearst Museum object 3 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 11-42003, described as Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.Hearst Museum object 4 of 4 titled Coin, accession number 11-42003, described as Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Coin, accession number 11-42003, described as Coin. Denomination: 1 Shilling. Size: 2.5 cm diameter. Condition: good. Hole through center. Obverse description: Crown design on top of hole, 2 staffs crossed with scrolling at bottom; star at edge, beneath crossed staffs; lettering around edge. Reverse description: Four pillar shaped objects and four pear shaped objects alternating around hole in center; lettering denoting provenience, mint date and denomination around outside edge of coin. 1938. Silver.

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