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'.
More Information
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Collection Names
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Collecting Areas
Medicine & Health, Numismatics & Philately, Public Life & Institutions
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Acquisition Information
Donation from Caloola Training Centre, Nov 1992
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Date Issued
1940 AD
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User (Possible)
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Mint
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Place & Date Used
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Inscriptions
Obverse: In relief 'AUSTRALIA/1940/PENNY'. Reverse: In relief around circumference 'GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN.REX F:D:IND:IMP'.
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Denomination
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Classification
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Category
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Discipline
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Type of item
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overall dimensions
3.3 cm (Length), 0.2 cm (Width)
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Exhibition Collection Management
3.3 mm (Length), 0.2 mm (Width)
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References
Australian Heritage Database, Caloola Precinct, The Avenue, Sunbury, VIC, Australia: [Link 1]
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Keywords
Hospitals, Psychiatric Hospitals, Making History - Psych Services
