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1/2 Penny - Lewis Abrahams Hobart, Tasmania
| Issuer | Tasmania |
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| Year | 1855 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Within a beaded border, a standing emu to the left faces right and a seated kangaroo to the right faces left, both depicted amid tufts of native grass on a ground line, forming a heraldic-style pairing emblematic of Tasmania. The encircling legend TASMANIA arcs across the upper field, with the date 1855 positioned in the lower field beneath the central devices. |
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| Obverse lettering | TASMANIA 1855 |
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| Edge | Plain |
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