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1/2 Penny - E.F. Dease Launceston: Tasmania
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| Orientation | Coin alignment ↑↓ |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely typographic in design, bearing no portrait or figurative device. The central field displays the denomination in three horizontal lines reading HALF / E.F. DEASE / PENNY, each line separated by a raised rule. The circular legend around the periphery reads WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE + BRISBANE ST. +, referencing the issuing merchant establishment in Launceston, Tasmania. The lettering is bold and sans-serif in style, consistent with mid-nineteenth century Australian tradesman's token practice. |
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| Obverse lettering | WHOLESALE & RETAIL DRAPERY WAREHOUSE + BRISBANE ST. + HALF - E.F. DEASE - PENNY |
| Reverse description | The reverse features a ram suspended upside-down by a decorative ribbon tied at the hocks, a motif emblematic of the wool trade that was central to Tasmania's colonial economy. At the top of the field, a pineapple device is depicted above the ribbon, serving as a decorative finial. The circular Latin legend SIC VOS NON VOBIS VELLERA FERTIS OVES + runs around the entire periphery, a Virgilian phrase meaning 'thus you bears fleeces for others, not for yourselves,' alluding directly to the pastoral wool industry. The design is contained within a beaded border and is executed in a plain, functional engraving style typical of Australian colonial tradesmen's tokens of the mid-nineteenth century. |
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