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1 Penny - Joseph Moir Hobart, Tasmania
| Issuer | Joseph Moir |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Value | 1 Penny (1⁄240) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely typographic in design, with no pictorial elements. The peripheral legend reads 'ECONOMY HOUSE' arching across the upper field and 'MURRY STREET' along the lower arc, both separated by a beaded border running the circumference of the token. Within the central field, five lines of raised capital lettering read 'ONE / PENNY TOKEN / PAYABLE / ON DEMAND / HERE', presented in progressively weighted sans-serif lettering characteristic of mid-nineteenth-century Australian tradesman's tokens. The overall design reflects the utilitarian commercial purpose of the piece as a redeemable one-penny trade token issued at the Economy House premises on Murray Street, Hobart Town. |
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| Obverse lettering | ECONOMY HOUSE ONE PENNY TOKEN PAYABLE ON DEMAND HERE MURRY STREET |
| Reverse description | The reverse is entirely text-based, bearing no figurative devices. The issuer's name 'JOSEPH MOIR' arches prominently across the upper periphery, while 'HOBART TOWN' curves along the lower arc, with both legends separated from the central field by a continuous beaded border. The central area contains five lines of raised capital lettering reading 'WHOLESALE / AND / RETAIL / IRONMONGERY / ESTABLISHMENT', with the date '1850' inscribed below, denoting the year of establishment of the business. The bold, block-serif lettering is typical of Australian colonial copper tradesmen's tokens of the period. |
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