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1 Penny - Milner and Thompson Small Series - Christchurch
| Issuer | Milner & Thompson |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | A three-quarter-length portrait of a Māori warrior facing right, depicted with full facial tā moko (traditional tattoo). The figure wears a feathered headdress and a flax fibre cloak (kākahu), and bears a beaded hei tiki-style necklace. In his left hand he holds an upright taiaha (long-handled weapon), and in his right hand he carries a decorated wooden shield (pātaka). The patriotic legend ADVANCE NEW ZEALAND arcs across the upper field, and the whole is enclosed within a beaded border. |
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Milner & Thompson operated as drapers in Christchurch during the 1850s token period, when the chronic shortage of small change in Canterbury Province forced merchants to issue their own copper pieces rather than wait on a colonial government still finding its administrative footing. The so-called Small Series distinguishes this type from the larger-diameter pieces the firm also issued — a practical response to public complaints that the heavier tokens were cumbersome for everyday transactions.