½ Penny - George VI without "IND:IMP"
Features
Country | Australia |
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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

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)
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Year | Mintage | VG | F | VF | XF | UNC | |||
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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 |
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