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Australia, Victoria 1862 mule penny

£280.00

Obverse: GROCERS IRONMONGERS CHINA & GLASS WARE MERCHANTS , in five lines.
Reverse: VICTORIA 1862 curved above ; coat of arms consisting of a central shield set on grass covered ground and below rising sun, on left a kangaroo seated facing out but head back towards sun (sejant sinister reguardant) and on right emu with similar stance (passant dexter reguardant); below ground line and set on bouquet of rose, thistles and shamrock, a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE VICTORIA; the shield is quartered by a cross with a star at the centre and at the end of each arm, the cross is not shaded, the quarters contain; top left, a three-masted sailing ship; top right, a golden fleece; bottom left, an anchor; and bottom right, a wheat sheaf; T STOKES MAKER 100 COLLINS ST. EAST MELBOURNE curved in two lines below.
Edge: Plain in collar. Composition: Copper. Weight: 15.43 grams. Diameter: 34.04mm.
KM# Tn180. Andrews# 397. R# 524. Gray# 208.

The obverse die features the business of the issue Murray and Christie, Castlemaine; the R of GROCERS over G of IRONMONGERS.
The reverse is a Stokes Arms stock reverse. The neck of the emu is poorly engraved with additional lines to the left, the T of EAST is below the letters AK of MAKER.

Note; due to the use of two intended reverse dies, created a trade token without the issuers name.

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