½ Penny - George VI without "IND:IMP"
© Museum Victoria
Features
| Country | Australia |
|---|---|
| Type | Common coin |
| Years | 1949-1952 |
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1/480) |
| Metal | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Diameter | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.30 mm |
| Shape | Round |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| References | KM# 42, Schön# 29 Standard Catalog of World Coins by George S. Cuhaj (Krause Publications) Weltmünzkatalog by Gerhard Schön, Günter Schön (Battenberg Gietl Verlag) |
Obverse
Portrait of King George VI facing left
Lettering: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF.
Translation: By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Thomas Humphrey Paget OBE was an English medal and coin designer and modeller. Paget's designs are indicated by the initials 'HP'.
Paget was first approached by the Royal Mint in 1936 after the accession of King Edward VIII. Paget's recommendation had come via his earlier design for the obverse of a medal featuring the then-Prince of Wales. Reverse
Kangaroo leaping to right
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
KG
1949
HALF PENNY .
Engraver: George Edward Kruger Gray
Edge
Smooth
Comments
Mintmarks:
One dot after "PENNY" = Perth Mint
One dot after "AUSTRALIA" = Perth Mint (1952 only)
Dot before & after "HALF PENNY" with "I" below bust = Bombay Mint
PL after "PENNY" = London & Birmingham Mints
No dots = Melbourne Mint, Perth Mint (1951 only)
See also
Manage my collection
To manage your collection, please log in.
New: The managing of your collection has been redesigned to offer automatic coin valuation and the possibility to add more information about your coins (read more on the forum). If you prefer to keep the previous look and feel, you can change the option "Display of my collection" in your account settings.
| Year | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | UNC | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1949 | Melbourne Mint | ||||||||
| 1949 | Melbourne Mint; Proof | ||||||||
| 1949 • | 22,310,000 | Perth Mint | |||||||
| 1949 • | Perth Mint; Proof | ||||||||
| 1950 • | 12,014,000 | Perth Mint | |||||||
| 1950 • | Perth Mint; Proof | ||||||||
| 1951 | Perth Mint | ||||||||
| 1951 • | 29,422,000 | Perth Mint | |||||||
| 1951 • | Perth Mint; Proof | ||||||||
| 1951 PL | 17,040,000 | London & Birmingham Mints | |||||||
| 1951 PL | London & Birmingham Mints; Proof | ||||||||
| 1952 • | 1,832,000 | Perth Mint | |||||||
| 1952 • | Perth Mint; Proof | ||||||||
Values in the table above are based on evaluations by Numista users and sales realized on Internet platforms. They serve as a measure, but they are not intended to be relied upon for buying, selling or exchanging coins. Numista does not buy or sell coins.
Get this coin
Members from this site want to exchange this coin: rachael, coinbizz, Numismatic Matty, PesPoisonFisch, ybigdan, Essor Prof, King, IndoStocks, Rmunt, Boubymomo, vasyli, gianluca4, Kiwi, muzz0000, SteveV, spike1, Pipo7, Tossie, markdcoin, MK7, bobkoelle, akadotour, fernando1984, dfallon, lesalyen, biscione, Pumatem, GlennCameron, robertmx, rscan, pompidou, Leitwolf, sirivs, Gerreke …
Country: Australia
Languages :
Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
(×1)Country: Australia
Languages :
(×90)Country: United States
Languages :
(×132)Country: Australia
Languages :
(×32)Country: Belgium
Languages :
(×35)Country: Germany
Languages :
Country: Indonesia
Languages :
(×101)Country: Netherlands
Languages :
(×1088)Country: France
Languages :
(×20)Country: Canada
Languages :
(×19)Country: Italy
Languages :
(×51)Country: New Zealand
Languages :
(×408)Country: New Zealand
Languages :
Country: United States
Languages :
(×75)Country: Germany
Languages :
(×209)Country: Belgium
Languages :
(×26)Country: South Africa
Languages :
(×56)Country: Canada
Languages :
(×8)Country: United Kingdom
Languages :
(×38)Country: United States
Languages :
(×132)Country: Latvia
Languages :
(×65)Country: Argentina
Languages :
(×100)Country: United States
Languages :
(×79)Country: France
Languages :
Country: Australia
Languages :
(×52)Country: Argentina
Languages :
(×6)Country: New Zealand
Languages :
(×20)Country: Australia
Languages :
Country: Australia
Languages :
(×21)Country: Romania
Languages :
(×16)Country: Germany
Languages :
Country: France
Languages :
(×267)Country: Netherlands
Languages :
» See details for each year/mintmark