The George V Half Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
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
The heads side of the coin
obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the
Legend
The inscription around the inner edge of the coin
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
A collection consisting of one coin of each type and possibly variety
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
The original golden-red-orange-pink colour of a copper coin
mint brilliance is desired.
This series was struck at the London, Heaton, Bombay, Sydney and Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mints. From 1911 to 1915 the London
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck the half pennies unless they bear the
Mintmark
A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
mintmark H under the lower scroll on the
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse, which indicates they were struck at the Heaton
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint. From 1916 to 1918 the Calcutta
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint struck half pennies bearing the
Mintmark
A marking, usually a letter or dot that signifies which mint struck a particular coin
mintmark I under the lower scroll on the
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse. From 1919 to 1923 the Sydney
Mint
a facility that produces coins
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
a facility that produces coins
mint, except in 1926 where both the Melbourne and Sydney
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mints were employed until the closing of the Sydney
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint later that year.
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