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| Issuer | John Andrew & Co., Melbourne |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Reverse description | At centre, within a raised beaded inner circle, a crowned lion passant guardant is depicted resting beside a shield bearing the Union Jack, rendered in finely engraved detail with the engraver's signature COARD LONDON inscribed in the exergue below. Surrounding the inner circle, a broad annular field carries three concentric lines of commercial legend separated by beaded borders, reading outward: II LONSDALE STREET WEST · MELBOURNE ·, then JOHN ANDREW & Co. · IMPORTERS & GENERAL DRAPERS ·, all within a milled outer rim. |
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| 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 |
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