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N19102 Coin, Five Shillings, replica of 1813 Australian Holey Dollar on Spanish Eight Reales coin, silver, minted by Spanish Empire, 1760, restrike maker unknown, Colony of New South Wales, date unknown. Click to enlarge.

Replica Australian Holey Dollar coin

Coin replica, Australia, NSW. Holey dollar, 1813, on Spanish eight reales, 1760. (CI).

Summary

Object No.

N19102

Object Statement

Coin, Five Shillings, replica of 1813 Australian Holey Dollar on Spanish Eight Reales coin, silver, minted by Spanish Empire, 1760, restrike maker unknown, Colony of New South Wales, date unknown

Physical Description

Coin replica, Australia, NSW. Holey dollar, 1813, on Spanish eight reales, 1760. (CI).

Source

Credit Line

Purchased 1966

Acquisition Date

18 December 1966

Cite this Object

Harvard

Replica Australian Holey Dollar coin 2022, Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, accessed 23 March 2023, <https://ma.as/300942>

Wikipedia

{{cite web |url=https://ma.as/300942 |title=Replica Australian Holey Dollar coin |author=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences |access-date=23 March 2023 |publisher=Museum of Applied Arts & Sciences, Australia}}

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