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1/2 Penny - W.J. Taylor Melbourne, Victoria
Issuer | Victoria |
Year | 1851 |
Type | Token |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
Composition | Copper |
Weight | 8.4 g |
Dimensions | 28.5 mm |
Thickness | 1.75 mm |
Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Engraver(s) | W.J. Taylor |
In circulation to | 1863 |
Reference(s) | Andrews#573, R#538, Gray#277, KM#Tn244 |
Obverse description | Kangaroo seated on tail in grassy field facing right. |
Obverse script | Latin |
Obverse lettering | MELBOURNE
W.J. TAYLOR MEDALIST TO THE GREAT EXHIBITION.
1851 |
Reverse description | Woman seated on rock facing to left holding an olive branch extended in her right hand and resting a staff on her left forearm. |
Reverse script | Latin |
Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA |
Edge | Plain |
Mint | |
Mintage | 1851 - A573/R538 KM-Tn244Gray# 277; MC -
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Catalog ID | 5808496420 |
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