Country | Australia |
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King | George V (1910-1936) |
Type | Pattern |
Year | 1921 |
Value | 1/2 Penny (1/480) |
Currency | Pound (1910-1966) |
Composition | Copper-nickel |
Weight | 1.91 g |
Diameter | 58 mm |
Shape | Square with rounded corners |
Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
Demonetized | Yes |
References |
KM#
Pn19
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Uncrowned head of King George facing left; circle legend with date below and an ornamental stop before and after the date
Lettering:
GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX
1921
Translation: George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories
Engraver: Douglas Richardson
Kookaburra of inferior design as a result of being spoilt by the reducing machine. Bird perched on a long thin section of a tree branch
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
HALFPENNY
Plain
Type: M2 / R2
Dies prepared by the Royal Mint, London
Between 1919 and 1921 a series of experiments were undertaken for a square coinage in nickel to replace the large bronze penny and halfpenny coins.
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Date | VG | F | VF | XF | AU | UNC | ||||||
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1921 | Pattern |
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