Money

Date: 1840-1874

Reference: qMS-2136

Description: Extract from reminiscences of J J Taine concerning Wellington debentures in 1845; includes samples of unissued Bank of Otago notes and Maori banknote for one pound: Ko te Peeke o Aotearoa, kotahi pauna, issued by King Tawhiao, possibly in the 1880s. Language - Some items Source of title - Transcribed Quantity: 1 volume(s) (4 leaves, 25 items in pocket). Physical Description: Typescript and printed matter (35 cm; blue linen)

Date: 1943, 1950s, 1989

From: Riddiford family: Harold Earle Riddiford papers relating to Garhwal Himalaya and Everest Reconnaissance

By: Christchurch star-sun (Newspaper); Press (Christchurch, N.Z.)

Reference: fMS-Papers-12631-1

Description: Contains typed document relating to planning for the Commonwealth Trans-Antarctic Expedition,1958. Also a newspaper clipping from The Press of Harold Earle Riddiford's obituary; written by Noman Hardie and published on 8 July 1989, the obituary is accompanied by a ten dollar note. Other newspaper clippings are from 1943 and relate to World War Two, in particular the Pacific. Title transcribed from item. Arrangement: Material arrived at the Library in box "1" and was stored in a plastic sleeve with note in pencil describing the contents as"Miscell". "9" was written on note in blue ink. Quantity: 1 folder(s). Physical Description: Typescript, printed matter, newspaper clippings Processing information: Not all names associated with this item are indexed.

Date: [Between 1843 and 1895]

By: Turnbull, Alexander Horsburgh, 1868-1918

Reference: Objects-0004

Description: Printer unidentified. Six items of early Hawaiian paper money, printed onto small card squares. The denominations are: - 3 keneta, showing a beehive. - 1/16th haupami, showing a balance or the scales of justice. - 1/8th hapawalu, showing a telescope. - 1/4 hapaha, showing two globes. - 1/2 hapalu, showing a church and houses, probably at Honolulu. - $1, hookahi dala, showing a map of the Hawaiian islands. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 6 curio(s) printed ephemera. Physical Description: Printed card, between 20 x 25 mm and 75 x 44 mm each. Provenance: Collection of Alexander Horsburgh Turnbull Processing information: Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous reference: Curios-001-004 Previous title: Maker unknown :Hawaiian paper money. Late 19th century.

Date: [1914-1918]

By: Quartermain, Leslie Bowden, 1895-1973

Reference: MS-Papers-7516

Description: Comprises certificate for Quartermain who achieved first place in the junior set debate in the Christchurch Debating Club's Competitions Society (1914); envelope addressed to Mrs G Quartermain, Christchurch, with German and French paper currency (1917-1918) in it Source of title - Supplied Relationship complexity - See TAPUHI for further Quartermain material Quantity: 1 folder(s). 0.01 Linear Metres. Physical Description: Printed matter with mss annotations Transfers: Transferred from the Photographic Archive, Aug 2002.

Date: 1914-1919

From: Tompkins Family: Collection relating to Arthur Lance Tompkins' service during World War One and World War Two

Reference: MS-Papers-12335-09

Description: Ephemera including money, visiting cards, tickets, ration books, receipts, and menus. The money includes Belgian, French, and German currency. Currency and bonds include: - Stadt Düren 1918 - Gutschein über 50 Pfennig - 1 March 1918. - Darlehenskassenschein Eine Mark - Reichsschuldenverwaltung, Berlin - 17 August 1914. - Société Générale de Belgique - een franc - 1 March 1916 (portrait of the first Queen of the Belgians, Louise-Marie). - Gutschein über 10 Pfennig - Cöln [Cologne], 1 June 1918. - Stad Oostende - 25 Centiemen - 1916. - Bon Regional - Cinquante Centimes - 8 May 1916. - Bon des Regions de Saint-Quentin & de Guise. - Bons Communaux - Deux Francs. Hotel and entertainment venue ephemera includes: - The Queen Victoria - 40. Galerie du Commerce [Brussels]. - Hotel de Liege - 67, Boulevard de Strasbourg, Paris. - Brussel Modern-Palace - Nieuwestraat 147-149, Rue Neuve. - Hotel Commines - 3, Rue Commines, 3 - Paris. - Luxor Hotel - 20, Rue Beranger, 20 - Paris. - Luxor-Hotel, 20, Rue Beranger, Paris - hotel bill - 14 January 1919. - Alexander Hotel, Nice - 19 January 1919. - Menu - Grand Hotel d'Angleterre - Lyon. Transport tickets include: - First class seat reservation ticket for train to Brussels - H.M. Forces Overseas (in uniform) - Combined Leave and Railway Ticket - France to Inverness; Inverness to France. - Tramways de Monaco - ticket for Casino Monaco Ville Ration tickets and related ephemera includes: - Ville de Huy - 25 Centimes [valid to 31 December 1919] - Army Sugar Permit - 13 February 1918. - Ration books. - Ration tickets for sugar and bread - 1918. Visiting cards include: - Fr. Jaspers - Cafe De Kroon, Vestingstraat, 57, Antwerpen. - M & Mme Magnier, Mailly-Maillet (Somme). - Renee Roy, 67 Boulevarde de Strasbourg, 10 - Paris. Title supplied by Library. Quantity: 1 folder(s) containing 31 items. Physical Description: Printed matter, and holographs.

Date: 1856-1917

From: Te Whaiti family : Collection

By: J E Evans (Firm)

Reference: Objects-0442

Description: Leather purse made in Wellington by J E Evans, Saddler. Brown leather purse with four compartments and eight coins. Seven coins from European countries and one from the United States: - France; [?] centimes 1856, 50 centimes 1917. - Germany; 5 pfennig 1907, 10 pfennig 1917. - Great Britain; 1860 farthing - United States; dime 1899. - Belgium; 5 Francs 1873, 10 cents 1916. One coins shows a profile of King Leopold II. Quantity: 1 object(s) purse. 8 object(s) coins. Physical Description: Leather purse with four compartments, 80 x 120 mm. Processing information: Combined into ATL-Group-00753, September 2022. Description edited as part of Curios and Objects survey, 2022. Previous title: Artist unknown :[Leather purse with four compartments, containing eight mainly European coins from France (? centimes 1856, 50 centimes 1917), Germany (5 pfennig 1907, 10 pfennig 1917), Great Britain (1860 farthing), United States (dime 1899) and Belgium (5 Francs 1873, 10 cents 1916)]. Previous reference: Curios-024-A-015