Mule Token - 1 Penny, Lipman Levy, Lambton Quay, Wellington, New Zealand, circa 1880, circa 1880 AD
Copper one Penny mule token, minted by W.J. Taylor of London, circa 1880. Commissioned by Lipman Levy of Wellington, New Zealand. Born in London, Levy moved to Wellington in 1842 and opened a business importing and manufacturing shoes and grindery (tools for shoemakers and leatherworkers). Levy issued four varieties of tokens, three pennies and ...
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