Guide to the Album of paper currency items, c1812-1873

Summary

Collection number:

MS 3622

Extent:

0.07 metres and (1 binder)

Language:

English

Availability:

Available

Access conditions:

Available for research. Not for loan.

Background

Content Summary:

This collection comprises money and treasury notes from Levuka and Noumea, together with notes on early Fijian paper currency read before the Australian Numismatic Society by P.J. Marks (undated). There is also paper money from Van Diemen's Land (Tasmania) and a letter from W. S. Weigh Son enclosing I.O.U.'s for various amounts.

Biographical Note:

Percy Marks was founder and President of the Australian Jewish Historical Society. He died in 1941.

Immediate Source of Acquisition:

Acquired as part of the collection of bibliographer and judge Sir John Ferguson.

References:

Unless otherwise stated, references used in the creation of this finding aid are taken from:

Australian colonial currency and promissory notes by Michael P. Vort-Ronald, second edition, 2012 andStandard catalogue of world paper money by Albert Pick, vol 2, c1990

Conditions Governing Access:

Please refer to the collection's catalogue record for the access conditions (http://catalogue.nla.gov.au/Record/2834331).

Conditions Governing Use:

Copying and publishing of unpublished manuscript material is subject to copyright restrictions. For such material, written permission to publish must be obtained from the copyright holder(s). Copying of unpublished material for research purposes is permissible 50 years after the death of the creator of the material.

Location of this collection:

National Library of Australia

Parkes Place

Canberra ACT 2600, Australia

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