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holey dollar is a Spanish silver coin of 8 Reales Charles IIII which doubled the number of coins: the first is the result of the hole in the center and the second is a holey coin countermarked with the year / country on the side heads
Summary
[edit]1813 New South Wales holey dollar
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| Author |
Deon Rohmursanto, National Museum of Australia |
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| Title |
1813 New South Wales holey dollar |
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| Description |
A 1796 Spanish 8 Reales Charles IIII metal coin with a hole in the centre. Counterstamped as a New South Wales holey dollar. In the National Historical Collection of the National Museum of Australia. |
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| Date | 1813 | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Dimensions | Diameter 41mm | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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| Accession number |
IR 5900.0001 |
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| Object history | The holey dollar holds an unequalled place in Australian numismatic history. In 1812, Governor Lachlan Macquarie imported 40,000 Spanish dollars to address the shortage of coins in the colony of New South Wales. To double the number of coins available, he had William Henshall, a convicted forger, cut the centre out of each coin. This created the first currency minted in Australia. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Credit line | When using this image, please credit the photographer and the National Museum of Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Inscriptions | Obverse: counterstamped 'NEW SOUTH WALES 1813' around centre hole; 'CAROLUS IIII DEI GRATIA 1796' is stamped around outer rim. Reverse: counterstamped 'FIVE SHILLINGS' around centre hole; 'HISPAN ET IND REX' is stamped around the outer rim. | |||||||||||||||||||||||
| Source/Photographer | Self-photographed | |||||||||||||||||||||||
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