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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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| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely typographic, featuring the merchant's trade inscription arranged in concentric arcs within a beaded border. The name LEWIS ABRAHAMS curves along the upper periphery, with the trade designation DRAPER prominently displayed across the centre of the field, below which LIVERPOOL STREET and HOBART TOWN arc successively toward the lower border, identifying the issuer's business address. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
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