The penny switched over to the Kruger Gray, or Kangaroo
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse in 1937 though no
Business strike
A coin struck for circulation
business strikes were issued until 1938 and continued with the design until 1952. The design features a Kangaroo jumping to the left with 'AUSTRALIA' around the top of the design, 'PENNY' around the bottom and the year right above that, just behind the Kangaroo's legs. The
Obverse
The heads side of the coin
obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
legend, 'GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP' ('George VI, by the grace of god, Ruler and King of Britain, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India') and was used up until 1948 then changed because of the independence of India.
Date set collectors will have no problems completing the series with the
Key date
A difficult date to acquire in any grade, hence being the key to a series
key dates, the 1940-KG, 1944, 1946 and 1948-Y being readily available in lower grades though the 1946 tends to command reasonably strong prices. In
Mint state
A state of a coin that shows no signs of circulation
mint state, type set collectors would find best value in the 1938, 1947 and 1948 pennies.
Pennies in this series were struck at the Melbourne, Bombay and Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mints. Perth
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint pennies feature a dot
Mintmark
A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
mintmark after the 'Y' of 'PENNY' and no dot before 'PENNY' whereas the Bombay
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint pennies featured both dots and also the
Mintmark
A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
mintmark 'I' under the bust on the
Obverse
The heads side of the coin
obverse. All other pennies in the series were struck at the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint.
