Summary

Coin - Penny, Australia, 1940. Mint: Melbourne.
Found under floorboards of one of the oldest 1880s buildings at a mental health hospital, Caloola Training Centre, Sunbury, Victoria, Australia. Coin may have been used at this psychiatric hospital.

Physical Description

Tarnished brown copper penny. Obverse: Relief lettering around relief image of kangaroo hopping to the left. Reverse: Raised left profile of George VI.

Obverse Description

Relief lettering 'AUSTRALIA 1940 PENNY' with relief image of kangaroo hopping to the left.

Reverse Description

Raised left profile of George VI. Relief lettering around circumference: 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN.REX F:D:IND:IMP'.

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