Summary

Australia
Penny 1940 dot between artist's initials - K.G
Mint: Perth

Physical Description

A bronze coin (30.8 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. The reverse features a kangaroo leaping to the left; around above AUSTRALIA, around below, PENNY; the Federation star is in the field to the left of the kangaroo and the date, 1940 is in the field below its tail. The artist's initials K.G are above the tip of the tail - the tiny dot between the initials are the mint mark for Perth for this issue.

Obverse Description

Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below head in small lettering the artist's initials HP.

Reverse Description

Kangaroo leaping to the left; around above AUSTRALIA, around below, PENNY; the Federation star is in the field to the left of the kangaroo and the date, 1940 is in the field below its tail. The artist's initials K.G are above the tip of the tail. The tiny dot between the artist's initials are the Perth mint mark on this issue.

Edge Description

Plain

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