Australia ½ Penny - George VI, 1938 – 1939

Obverse Reverse

Information

Country Australia Australia
Currency Pound (1788 – 1966)
Coin type Standard circulation coin
Denomination ½ Penny
Year 1938 – 1939
Ruler George VI (1936–1952)
Composition Bronze
Shape Round
Alignment Medal alignment ↑↑
Technique Milled
Weight (g) 5.67
Diameter (mm) 25.5
Thickness (mm) 1.6

Description

½ Penny from Australia. Issued from 1938 to 1939. Struck in Bronze. Measures 25.5 mm and weighs 5.67 g.

Obverse
Portrait of King George VI facing left (George the Sixth, By the Grace of God, of all the British territories King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India)
Reverse
At centre within a circle of beads, the words ONE HALF PENNY in three lines above a plain scroll; around the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA . 1938
Edge
Smooth

Mintage & Variants

Date Mintage vg f vf xf au Comment Frequency
1939  4.4M — € 0,99 € 2,10 € 2,20 — 38%
1939  100 — — — — — Proof 1.1%
1938  3M € 1,10 € 1,10 € 1,50 € 2,50 € 3,50 80%
1938  100 — — — — — Proof 0.7%

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