Summary

Australia
Halfpenny, 1948
Mint: Melbourne
No mint mark

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 are the artist's initials HP. The reverse features, a kangaroo leaping right; around above, AUSTRALIA; around below HALF PENNY. The date, 1948 is below the Kangaroo and the ederation star follows the word PENNY (no small dot after 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 ((no dot after the word PENNY). The date, 1948 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

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