½ Penny - George V

Features

Issuer	Australia
King	George V (1910-1936)
Type	Standard circulation coins
Years	1911-1936
Value	½ Penny (1⁄480)
Currency	Pound (1788-1966)
Composition	Bronze
Weight	5.67 g
Diameter	25.5 mm
Thickness	1.7 mm
Shape	Round
Technique	Milled
Orientation	Medal alignment ↑↑
Number	N# 1564
References	KM# 22 Standard Catalog of World Coins (85 volumes). , Schön# 13 Battenberg (publisher). Weltmünzkatalog. Battenberg, Regenstauf, Bavaria, Germany (3 volumes).

Obverse

Crowned and robed bust of George V facing left

Script: Latin

Lettering:
GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:
B. M.

Translation:
George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
B. M.

Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal

Reverse

In the center 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 . 1911

Script: Latin

Lettering:
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ONE
HALF
PENNY
1911

Engraver: William Henry James Blakemore

Edge

Plain

Mints

	Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London, United Kingdom (1810-1975)
	Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia (1872-1969)
	Royal Mint, Sydney, Australia (1855-1926)
H	Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited), United Kingdom (1850-2003)
I	Kolkata / Calcutta / Murshidabad, India (1757-date)

Comments

Mintmarks:

withdrawn at decimalisation in 1966, but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender.

All pre-decimal KGV half pennies were struck once-off, typically as VIP issues, with the exception of the years: 1916, 1927, 1934, and 1935. These years were struck in limited numbers for collectors.

1934 half penny proof mintage of 50 coins, as per the request of New Zealand numismatist, Henry George Williams who guaranteed sales of the entire mintage. These complete 1934 proof sets were sold at 6/- 6d.

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Date	Mintage	G	VG	F	VF	XF	AU	UNC		Frequency
Undetermined
1911	2 832 000		$ 0.82	$ 1.60	$ 4.00	$ 4.00	$ 11	$ 83	London Mint	15%
1911									Proof - London Mint	0.14%
1912 H	2 400 000		$ 1.60	$ 3.40	$ 4.30	$ 4.60	$ 40	$ 300	Heaton Mint	11%
1912 H									Proof - Heaton Mint	0.3%
1913									London Mint - Narrow date	2%
1913	2 160 000		$ 0.20	$ 0.65	$ 2.30	$ 2.30			London Mint - Wide date	9%
1914	1 440 000			$ 3.70	$ 3.70	$ 8.00			London Mint	8%
1914 H	1 200 000			$ 0.74	$ 3.20	$ 3.20			Heaton Mint	6%
1915 H	720 000		$ 8.60	$ 8.60	$ 14				Heaton Mint	4%
1916 I	3 600 000		$ 1.00	$ 1.00	$ 2.30	$ 4.60			Calcutta Mint	15%
1916 I									Proof - Calcutta Mint	0.3%
1917 I	5 760 000		$ 0.69	$ 0.75	$ 1.70	$ 5.70			Calcutta Mint	19%
1918 I	1 440 000		$ 3.20	$ 6.80	$ 14				Calcutta Mint	4%
1919									Proof - Sydney Mint	0.3%
1919	3 326 000	$ 0.39	$ 0.39	$ 0.55	$ 1.70	$ 2.30			Sydney Mint	18%
1920									Proof - Sydney Mint	0.2%
1920	4 114 000		$ 0.77	$ 1.00	$ 4.90				Sydney Mint	7%
1921	5 280 000		$ 0.26	$ 1.10	$ 1.10	$ 2.70			Sydney Mint	20%
1922	6 924 000		$ 0.52	$ 0.57	$ 1.60	$ 2.00	$ 15	$ 270	Sydney Mint	19%
1923	15 000			$ 780	$ 780	$ 1000			Melbourne Mint	1.6%
1923									Melbourne Mint; Proof	0.14%
1924	682 000			$ 4.40	$ 15	$ 33	$ 100		Melbourne Mint	5%
1924									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.17%
1925	1 147 000			$ 1.90	$ 7.30				Melbourne Mint	6%
1925									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.14%
1926	4 139 000		$ 1.20	$ 1.20	$ 1.70	$ 4.30			Melbourne & Sydney Mints	14%
1926									Proof - Melbourne & Sydney Mints	0.2%
1927	3 072 000		$ 0.53	$ 0.53	$ 1.60	$ 2.60			Melbourne Mint	14%
1927									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.17%
1928	2 318 000			$ 0.50	$ 3.00	$ 8.80			Melbourne Mint	7%
1928									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.17%
1929	2 635 000		$ 0.61	$ 0.61	$ 2.20	$ 2.50			Melbourne Mint	11%
1929									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.2%
1930	628 000				$ 4.80	$ 17			Melbourne Mint	4%
1930									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.17%
1931	370 000				$ 4.10				Melbourne Mint	5%
1931									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.14%
1932	2 554 000		$ 0.70	$ 0.70	$ 1.00	$ 1.90			Melbourne Mint	11%
1932									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.17%
1933	4 608 000			$ 0.51	$ 1.00	$ 3.40	$ 3.40		Melbourne Mint	20%
1933									Melbourne Mint - Overdate variety	0.3%
1933									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.2%
1934	3 816 000			$ 1.20	$ 1.50	$ 1.50			Melbourne Mint	12%
1934	50								Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.14%
1935	2 916 000			$ 0.67	$ 2.00	$ 2.00			Melbourne Mint	11%
1935	100							$ 3800	Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.3%
1936	2 562 000		$ 0.72	$ 0.77	$ 1.20	$ 5.90			Melbourne Mint	19%
1936									Proof - Melbourne Mint	0.6%

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Past sales

Pictures	Sale	Date	Version	Grade	Sold price
	Heritage Auctions 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3115 Lot 32348	8 May 2024	1911 – London Mint	UNC (PCGS MS64 Red and Brown)	USD 192.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232226 Lot 65372	23 Jun 2022	1911 – London Mint	UNC	The lot includes several items.
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	Katz Auction 61 Lot 377	7 Jun 2022	1911 – London Mint	UNC	USD 83.05 (EUR 73.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Select Auction 232432 Lot 62176	1 Aug 2024	1912 H – Heaton Mint	UNC (PCGS MS64 Red)	USD 408.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2024 May 8 - 10 CSNS World Coins Platinum Session and Signature® Auction 3115 Lot 32349	8 May 2024	1912 H – Heaton Mint	UNC (PCGS MS64 Red)	USD 288.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Wednesday & Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 232041 Lot 62262	7 Oct 2020	1912 H – Heaton Mint	UNC (NGC MS64 Red and Brown)	USD 216.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions Thursday World & Ancient Coins Weekly Online Auction 231926 Lot 64157	27 Jun 2019	1912 H – Heaton Mint	UNC (NGC MS66 Brown)	USD 420.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2023 November 19 Spotlight: Coins of the British Empire World Coins Showcase Auction 61348 Lot 25037	19 Nov 2023	1915 H – Heaton Mint	AU (NGC AU55 Brown)	USD 264.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Heritage Auctions 2023 November 19 Spotlight: Coins of the British Empire World Coins Showcase Auction 61348 Lot 25038	19 Nov 2023	1916 I – Calcutta Mint	UNC (PCGS MS63 Red and Brown)	USD 115.00 (incl. buyer's premium)
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	Katz Auction 77 Lot 218	11 Feb 2023	1916 I – Calcutta Mint	XF	USD 11.38 (EUR 10.00) (+ buyer's premium)
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