Australia 1/2 Penny Professor Holloway 1857 Token
KM# Tn277, R# 263 - 265; N# 18016; Copper; XF-AUNC; Copper penny and halfpenny tokens were Issued to promote Professor Holloway's pills and ointments. Holloway tokens are presumed to have been circulated worldwide throughout retailers of Holloway products.These tokens were produced in large numbers. They were used as currency in London, though the majority were sent to Australia where they are regarded as having formed part of the early currency of the colony.Mint: Joseph Moore, London, 1857-1858