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1 Penny - Edw. De Carle and Co Melbourne, Tasmania
| Issuer | Edw. De Carle & Co, Melbourne |
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| Year | 1855 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Mintage | 1855 - A105/R114 KM-Tn53 |
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Edward de Carle established his Melbourne hardware and ironmongery business in the early 1850s, riding the commercial explosion of the Victorian gold rush. Tradesman's tokens like this one filled a genuine void — colonial copper coinage was chronically undersupplied, and private merchants who could afford the die costs issued their own pieces to make change. The "Tasmania" attribution in the name reflects a cataloguing convention rather than any operational presence on the island.
Andrews 105 is among the more frequently encountered de Carle varieties, suggesting a substantial original striking.