½ Penny - John Pettigrew and Co. Ipswich; Queensland

½ Penny - John Pettigrew and Co. (Ipswich; Queensland) - obverse½ Penny - John Pettigrew and Co. (Ipswich; Queensland) - reverse

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Features

Issuer Queensland (Australian States)
Queen Victoria (1837-1901)
Type Token
Year 1865
Value ½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency Pound sterling (1788-1900)
Composition Copper
Weight 5.366 g
Diameter 26 mm
Shape Round
Technique Milled
Orientation Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized Yes
Number
N#
53478
References KM# Tn195
Tracy L. Schmidt (editor); 2019. Standard Catalog of World Coins / 2001-Date (14th edition). Krause Publications, Stevens Point, Wisconsin, United States.
And 5 more volumes.

Obverse

Coat of Arms consisting of a central shield below a Rising Sun supported by an emu at left and kangaroo at right all resting on a ribbon with the motto ADVANCE AUSTRALIA. The shield is quartered and contains: upper left - a golden fleece; upper right - a three-masted sailing ship; lower left - a bull standing facing left; lower right a anchor. Above, QUEENSLAND; below, 1865

Script: Latin

Lettering: ADVANCE AUSTRALIA QUEENSLAND 1865

Reverse

Lettering

Script: Latin

Lettering: JOHN PETTIGREW & Co. IPSWICH WHOLESALE AND RETAIL GENERAL MERCHANTS

Edge

Plain

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Date VG F VF XF AU UNC
1865 

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