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1/2 Penny - Hanks and Compy. Sydney, New South Wales
| Issuer | Hanks and Company, Sydney |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PEACE & PLENTY ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1857 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely typographic in design, with the merchant's name HANKS AND COMPY. boldly rendered in raised serif capitals across the central field in three lines. The circular legend AUSTRALIAN TEA MART encircles the upper periphery, while SYDNEY appears at the base, with decorative stops separating the elements. The whole is enclosed within a beaded border, reflecting the tradesman's token convention common to colonial Australian commerce of the 1850s. |
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