1 Penny - Robert Hyde and Co. Melbourne, Victoria

Features

Issuer	Victoria (Australian States)
Type	Emergency coinage › Merchant tokens
Years	1857-1861
Value	1 Penny (1⁄240)
Currency	Pound sterling (1788-1900)
Composition	Copper
Weight	14.5 g
Diameter	34 mm
Thickness	2 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Demonetized	Yes
Number	N# 26434
References	KM# Tn133 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes).

Obverse

Text only

Script: Latin

Lettering:
ROBERT HYDE & Co
MELBOURNE
GENERAL MARINE STORE
SHIPPERS OF RAGS GLASS
METALS &·C.

Reverse

Coat of Arms

Script: Latin

Lettering:
PEACE & PLENTY
ADVANCE AUSTRALIA
1861

Edge

Plain

See also

• Bird
• Marsupial
• Animal
• Coat of Arms

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Date					VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC				Frequency
Undetermined
1857														48%
1861														71%

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Numista Rarity index: 81

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Katz Auction 57 Lot 340	19 Mar 2022	1861	XF	USD 37.64 (EUR 33.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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