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Half Penny

George V (1911 - 1936)

The George V Half Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE HALF PENNY within the inner ring. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP (George V, by the grace of god, Ruler and King of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India).

Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can be acquired at reasonable expense excluding the 1923 Half Penny (Learn more about the 1923 Half Penny). Type set collectors would do well aiming for the 1934 (Learn more about the 1934 Half Penny), 1935 (Learn more about the 1935 Half Penny), 1936 (Learn more about the 1936 Half Penny) for good strikes though the 1911 (Learn more about the 1911 Half Penny), 1912-H (Learn more about the 1912-H Half Penny) and 1919 (Learn more about the 1919 Half Penny) are affordable if original mint brilliance is desired.

This series was struck at the London, Heaton, Bombay, Sydney and Melbourne mints. From 1911 to 1915 the London mint struck the half pennies unless they bear the mintmark H under the lower scroll on the reverse, which indicates they were struck at the Heaton mint. From 1916 to 1918 the Calcutta mint struck half pennies bearing the mintmark I under the lower scroll on the reverse. From 1919 to 1923 the Sydney mint struck half pennies (although the those struck in 1923 were dated 1922) with the rest of the series being struck by the Melbourne mint, except in 1926 where both the Melbourne and Sydney mints were employed until the closing of the Sydney mint later that year.
 
Contents
Reverse Designer
W. H. J. Blakemore
Obverse Designer
Sir E. B. MacKennel
Weight
5.67 grams
Size
25.5 mm
Composition
97.00% Copper
2.50% Zinc
0.50% Tin
Bullion Value
4¢
Reverse
Reverse

Obverse
Obverse

Business Strikes
Coin Mintage Average Circulated
1911 2,832,060 $2
1912-H 2,400,000 $2
1913 2,160,000 $2
1914 1,440,000 $8
1914-H 1,200,000 $8
1915-H 720,000 $50
1916-I
Notes about Mintage

  • Mintage figure combined with:
    •      3,600,000     		$1
    1916-I Mule
    Notes about Mintage

  • Mintage figure combined with:
    •      Incl. in above     		RARE
    1917-I 5,760,000 $1
    1918-I 1,440,000 $10
    1919 3,326,400 $1
    1920 4,113,600 $2
    1921 5,280,000 $1
    1922
    Notes about Mintage

  • The Sydney mint produced an additional 1,113,600 pieces in 1923
    •      6,924,000     		$1
    1923
    Notes about Mintage

  • About 15,000 struck dated 1923
    •      1,113,600     		$1400
    1924 681,600 $8
    1925 1,147,200 $3
    1926 4,132,000 $1
    1927 3,072,000 $1
    1928 2,318,400 $2
    1929 2,635,200 $1
    1930 638,400 $6
    1931 369,600 $6
    1932 2,553,600 $1
    1933
    Notes about Mintage

  • Mintage figure combined with:
    •      4,608,000     		$1
    1933/2 Overdate
    Notes about Mintage

  • Mintage figure combined with:
    •      Incl. in above     		$5
    1934 3,816,000 $1
    1935 2,916,000 $1
    1936 2,562,200 $1

    Proof Strikes
    Coin Mintage Typical Handled
    1914-H Proof 1 Known RARE
    1923 Proof 2 Known RARE
    1924 Proof Unknown RARE
    1925 Proof Unknown RARE
    1926 Proof Unknown RARE
    1927 Proof 5 Known RARE
    1928 Proof Unknown RARE
    1929 Proof Unknown RARE
    1930 Proof 6 Known RARE
    1931 Proof Unknown RARE
    1932 Proof Unknown RARE
    1933 Proof Unknown RARE
    1934 Proof 50 $14K
    1935 Proof 126 $10000

    Specimen Strikes
    Coin Mintage Typical Handled
    1911 Specimen Unknown RARE
    1912-H Specimen Unknown RARE
    1914-H Specimen 2 Known RARE
    1916-I Specimen Unknown RARE
    1919 Specimen Unknown RARE
    1920 Specimen Unknown RARE
    1922 Specimen Unknown RARE
    1926 Specimen Unknown RARE

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    • legend - The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
    • mint - a facility that produces coins
    • mint brilliance - The original golden-red-orange-pink colour of a copper coin
    • mintmark - A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
    • obverse - The heads side of the coin
    • reverse - The tails side of the coin
    • type set - A collection consisting of one coin of each type and possibly variety

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