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4 Pence - Hogarth, Erichsen and Co Sydney, New South Wales
| Issuer | Hogarth, Erichsen and Co, Sydney |
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| Year | 1860 |
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| Weight | 2.141 g |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
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| Reverse lettering | REMEMBRANCE OF AUSTRALIA |
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Hogarth, Erichsen and Co. operated as a general merchant and importing house in Sydney during the colonial period, and their decision to issue private silver tokens in 1860 reflects a genuine shortage of small-denomination coinage that plagued New South Wales before the establishment of a reliable imperial supply. Silver merchant tokens of this type are exceptionally scarce survivors — most circulated hard and were redeemed or melted once the currency shortage eased.