Summary

Australia
Halfpenny 1944
Mint: Melbourne

Physical Description

A bronze coin (25.5 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 the head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. The reverse features, a kangaroo leaping right; around above, AUSTRALIA; around below HALF PENNY. The date, 1944 is below the Kangaroo and the ederation star follows the word PENNY. The artist's initials, KG are below the kangaroo's tail near the rim.

Obverse Description

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

Reverse Description

At centre a kangaroo leaping right; around above, AUSTRALIA; around below . HALF PENNY. The date, 1944 is below the Kangaroo and the Federation star follows the word PENNY. The artist's initials, KG are below the kangaroo's tail near the rim.

Edge Description

plain

Significance

See sup file for suggestion from Treasury that overtime could be dropped at this time.
Also return of coin from US Armed Forces at the time of their departure from Australia

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