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1/2 Penny - Jno. Andrew and Co Melbourne, Victoria
| Issuer | Jno. Andrew & Co, Melbourne |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely typographic in design, bearing no pictorial elements. The merchant's name JNO. ANDREW & Co. appears prominently in large raised letters across the centre of the field, flanked above and below by ornamental pointing devices. The legend MELBOURNE arcs along the upper periphery, while DRAPERS & Co. occupies the central zone below the firm name, and 11 LONSDALE St WEST runs along the lower arc. The field is plain and unadorned, and the design is contained within a toothed or milled border. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse depicts two native Australian fauna in profile at centre: an emu facing right (dexter) on the left side and a kangaroo facing left (sinister) on the right side, the two animals confronting each other over a grassy ground line. The engraver's name COARD LONDON appears in small letters along the lower inner border. The colonial name VICTORIA arcs along the upper legend within a beaded border, and the date 1862 is inscribed in the exergue below the central group. |
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