1/2 Penny - John Pettigrew and Co. Ipswich, Queensland

Issuer Queensland
Year 1865
Type Emergency coin
Value 1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound sterling (1788-1900)
Composition Copper
Weight 5.366 g
Diameter 26 mm
Thickness
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Andrews#439, R#429, Gray#230, KM#Tn195
Obverse description Coat of Arms consisting of a central shield below a Rising Sun supported by an emu at left and kangaroo at right all resting on a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. The shield is quartered and contains: upper left - a golden fleece; upper right - a three-masted sailing ship; lower left - a bull standing facing left; lower right a anchor. Above, QUEENSLAND; below, 1865
Obverse script Latin
Obverse lettering ADVANCE AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND 1865
Reverse description Lettering
Reverse script Latin
Reverse lettering JOHN PETTIGREW & Co. IPSWICH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GENERAL MERCHANTS
Edge Plain
Mint Heaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
W.J. Taylor, London, United
Kingdom
Mintage 1865 - A439/R429 KM-Tn195 -
Numisquare ID 2271806940
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