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

€53,478.00
IssuerQueensland
Year1865
TypeToken
Value1/2 Penny (1⁄480)
CurrencyPound sterling (1788-1900)
CompositionCopper
Weight5.366 g
Dimensions26 mm
Thickness
Shape and TechniqueRound
Milled
OrientationMedal alignment ↑↑
Engraver(s)
In circulation to
Reference(s) Andrews#439, R#429, Gray#230, KM#Tn195
Obverse descriptionCoat 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 scriptLatin
Obverse letteringADVANCE AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND 1865
Reverse descriptionLettering
Reverse scriptLatin
Reverse letteringJOHN PETTIGREW & Co. IPSWICH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GENERAL MERCHANTS
EdgePlain
MintHeaton and Sons / The Mint
Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003)
W.J. Taylor, London, United
Kingdom
Mintage1865  - A439/R429 KM-Tn195 -
Catalog ID2271806940
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