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1 Penny Somerville, M. - Auckland
| Issuer | New Zealand |
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| Year | 1857 |
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| Shape | Round |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | NEW ZEALAND 1857 |
| Reverse description | The reverse bears a purely typographic design with no pictorial elements. The issuer's name M. SOMERVILLE curves along the upper periphery within a beaded border. The trade description WHOLESALE / FAMILY GROCER / CITY MART is arranged in three horizontal lines across the centre field in bold raised lettering. The place name AUCKLAND curves along the lower periphery, completing the mercantile inscription. |
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