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1 Penny - Robert Hyde and Co. Melbourne, Victoria
| Issuer | Robert Hyde & Co. |
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| Year | 1857-1861 |
| Type | Emergency coin |
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| Obverse lettering | PEACE & PLENTY ADVANCE AUSTRALIA 1861 |
| Reverse description | The reverse is divided into an outer annular legend zone and a central panel, both separated by a raised beaded inner ring. The outer circular legend reads ROBERT HYDE & Co around the upper arc and MELBOURNE around the lower arc, all within a beaded border. The central panel contains a multi-line merchant advertisement in raised block lettering: GENERAL MARINE STORE / SHIPPERS OF RAGS GLASS METALS / &.C., providing a clear record of the issuing firm's commercial activities as a general marine store dealer in mid-nineteenth-century Melbourne. |
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| Reverse lettering | ROBERT HYDE & Co MELBOURNE GENERAL MARINE STORE SHIPPERS OF RAGS GLASS METALS &·C. |
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