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1 Penny - Miller Brothers Melbourne, Victoria
| Issuer | Victoria |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Weight | 13.53 g |
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| Obverse description | Central device depicts a standing emu facing left, rendered in moderate relief within an open field. The legend VICTORIA 1862 arcs along the upper periphery, while ADVANCE VICTORIA appears in the central area beneath the emu. The lower portion of the field bears the maker's attribution T. STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST EAST MELBOURNE, arranged in three lines. The coin is bordered by a beaded rim running the full circumference. |
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| Obverse lettering | VICTORIA 1862 ADVANCE VICTORIA T. STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST EAST MELBOURNE |
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Miller Brothers operated as ironmongers and general merchants in Melbourne, and this token was struck to alleviate the chronic small-change shortage that plagued colonial Victoria throughout the 1850s and 1860s. The British imperial government was slow to supply adequate coinage to the colonies, leaving private traders to fill the gap — a situation that produced one of the most diverse token series in the English-speaking world. Andrews, Renniks, and Gray each catalogued this piece independently, a reflection of how seriously Australian numismatists have treated the colonial token series.