Summary
Australia
Penny 1920 dot above the top scroll
Mint: Melbourne or Sydney
From the Indian master die
Physical Description
A bronze coin (30.8 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring a crowned and robed bust of George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V D.G: BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials B.M. The reverse features, within a circle of beads, the words ONE PENNY in two lines between upper and lower ornate scrolls (there is a small dot above the top scroll); around the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA . 1920 .
Obverse Description
Crowned and robed bust of George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V D.G: BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials B.M.
Reverse Description
At centre within a circle of beads, the words ONE PENNY in two lines between upper and lower ornate scrolls (there is a dot above the top scroll); around the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA . 1920 .
Edge Description
Plain
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Acquisition Information
Purchase
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Date Issued
1920 AD
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Issued By
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Mint
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Artist
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Artist
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Inscriptions
Obverse: GEORGIVS V D.G: BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: Reverse: ONE PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA 1920
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Denomination
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Series
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Material
Bronze
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Axis
12
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Classification
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Discipline
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Type of item
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Dimensions
30.8 mm (Outside Diameter), 9.28 g (Weight)
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Shape
Round
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