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1 Penny - H.J.Marsh and Brother Hobart, Tasmania
| Emittent | H.J. Marsh & Brother |
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| Jahr | 1863 |
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| Nennwert | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Aversbeschreibung | Central field features a depiction of crossed ironmongery implements — a pick and a scythe or billhook — enclosed within a raised circular border, evoking the trade of the issuing ironmonger firm. Below the central device, two additional crossed tools (likely a hammer and another implement) are visible. The circular legend reads around the periphery, separated by a beaded border at the rim. The design is utilitarian in character, consistent with mid-nineteenth century Australian colonial tradesman's tokens. |
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| Reversschrift | Latin |
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H.J. Marsh & Brother operated as ironmongers and general merchants in Hobart during the 1860s, a period when the chronic shortage of official small change in the Australian colonies drove dozens of private traders to commission their own token coinage. These pieces circulated as a practical necessity rather than a promotional gesture. The Hobart token trade was tightly interconnected — many local issuers used the same Birmingham die-sinkers, and the stylistic family resemblances across surviving Tasmanian tokens reflect that shared sourcing.
The Andrews and Rarity references both place this piece among the more recoverable Tasmanian trader tokens, though attrition from circulation and the eventual demonetization of private tokens in 1876 kept survivors from accumulating in quantity.