Early Australian Coinage

Recently discovered in an old world collection this being the only Australian coin in the collection, simply described as a 'New South Wales coin'. The two countermark dies are struck at an upright or zero degrees axis to each other and at an angle of 45 degrees to the upright position of the original coin or matrix. This test was probably sanctioned by the military authority or the Governor as a striking without official government approval was a capital offence carrying the death sentence. This coin is without parallel as a completely unexpected discovery of the greatest historical significance.