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1 Penny - Murray & Christie - Advance Victoria Mule Castlemaine, Victoria
| Issuer | Murray & Christie |
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| Year | 1862 |
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| Currency | Pound sterling (1788-1900) |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely typographic, bearing no pictorial device. Five lines of raised Latin lettering fill the central field, reading GROCERS / IRONMONGERS / CHINA & GLASS / WARE / MERCHANTS, describing the trade categories of the issuing firm Murray & Christie. The legend is rendered in bold serif capitals of varying size, centred within the field. The border consists of a continuous inner beaded ring, with a plain raised rim enclosing it. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse features the colonial coat of arms of Victoria at centre, displaying a quartered shield supported by a female figure to the left and a kangaroo to the right, with a rising sun above the shield. The legend VICTORIA 1862 arcs around the upper periphery, while the lower legend reads ADVANCE VICTORIA / T.STOKES MAKER / 100 COLLINS ST.EAST MELBOURNE, identifying the maker and his Melbourne premises. The whole is enclosed within a beaded inner border and a plain raised rim. |
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