Catalog
1 Penny - R. Grieve Eaglehawk, Victoria
| Issuer | R. Grieve (Wholesale & Retail Grocer, Eaglehawk, Victoria) |
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| Year | 1862 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse description | The obverse is entirely typographic in design, with no central effigy. Within a beaded border, the outer legend reads WHOLESALE & RETAIL GROCER arranged around the periphery. A raised inner circle frames the central field, which bears the text EAGLE arched above the prominently raised merchant name R.GRIEVE in large bold lettering, with HAWK curved below, together spelling out the location Eaglehawk. The design is purely commercial in character, identifying the issuing tradesman and his business. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse description | The reverse displays the colonial Coat of Arms of Victoria within a beaded border. The shield, quartered with symbols including a fleece, bull's head, pick and shovel, wheat sheaf, and stars, is supported by a kangaroo to the left and an emu to the right, both standing on a grassy mound. A rising sun radiates above the shield as a crest. A scrolled ribbon beneath the shield bears the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA. The surrounding legend reads VICTORIA 1862 along the upper arc, with the maker's details T. STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE arranged along the lower arc. |
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