The half penny switched over to the Kruger Gray, or Kangaroo
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse in 1939 and continued with the design until 1952. The
Reverse
The tails side of the coin
reverse design features a Kangaroo jumping to the right with
AUSTRALIA around the top of the design,
HALF 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 1939, 1942 and 1944 being readily available in lower grades. 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 1940, 1941, 1943 which are all readily obtainable with original
Mint brilliance
The original golden-red-orange-pink colour of a copper coin
mint brilliance, though the 1940 tends to commands high prices.
Half 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 half pennies feature a dot after the
Y of
PENNY and no dot before
HALF whereas the Bombay
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint half pennies featured both dots and also an
I under the bust on the
Obverse
The heads side of the coin
obverse. All other half pennies in the series were struck at the Melbourne
Mint
a facility that produces coins
mint.
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