| Issuer | Australian Colonies |
|---|---|
| Year | 1857-1858 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
| Composition | Copper |
| Weight | 8.1 g |
| Diameter | 28 mm |
| Thickness | |
| Shape | Round |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Joseph Moore |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#Tn277, R#263 - 265 |
| Obverse description | Bust of Thomas Holloway facing left, with J.MOORE (the maker`s name) on neck truncation. |
|---|---|
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | PROFESSOR HOLLOWAY LONDON |
| Reverse description | Hygeia (the ancient Greek goddess of health) seated between two pedestals and facing right, with her right foot resting on a stool. The pedestal on the left is surmounted by an orb and that on the right by a flame. A snake is climbing up this pedestal and drinking out of a cup held in Hygeia`s left hand. J.M. (the maker`s initials) on the base at the right. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | HOLLOWAY`S PILLS AND OINTMENT. 1857 |
| Edge | Plain |
| Mint | Allen and Moore, Birmingham,United Kingdom (1844-1855) Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) |
| Mintage | 1857 - KM#Tn277.1, R#263 (J.MOORE incuse on trucation of neck, J.M. on base, border of dress) - 1857 - KM#Tn277.2, R#264 (J.MOORE raised on truncation of neck, without J.M. on base) Specimen Collector`s Strike - 1858 - KM#Tn277.1, R#265 (J.MOORE incuse on trucation of neck, J.M. on base, border of dress) - |
| Numisquare ID | 9926524790 |
| Comments |