Penny 1919, Coin from Australia

Penny 1919, Coin from Australia (withdrawn 1966)

Coin	Penny 1919

The Australian penny coin was a small circulating denomination of the Australian Pound. It has the same dimensions and composition as the British pre-decimal penny, from which it is derived (for a time, the coins circulated in parallel and were interchangeable in Australia - but not in the United Kingdom; the currencies were fixed at par). It was worth one twelfth of an Australian shilling and 1/240 of an Australian pound.

The reverse of this first type of Australian penny coins features text only. In 1938, a new design superseded this one - featuring the iconic leaping kangaroo; the old type of coins remained in circulation.

Coins issued in 1919 were withdrawn at decimalisation in 1966 after 47 years in circulation, but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender.

Mint	Melbourne Mint	Mint Mark	No mint mark	Total Mintage	5,810,160 (5.8 million)

Obverse

Crowned and draped bust of King George V facing left (crowned effigy by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal); the King is wearing the Imperial Crown and the ermine Robe of State, the Collar of the Most Noble Order of the Garter, and the Badge of the Most Honourable Order of the Bath.

The artist's initials BM are in relief on the bust truncation.

Around, the monarch's legend GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·. Translated from Latin: George the Fifth, by the Grace of God, King of all the Britains, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India.

Obverse Inscription	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·

Reverse

At centre within a circle of beads, the value and denomination ONE PENNY in two lines between upper and lower ornate scrolls.

Around above, outside the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA; below, the date · 1919 ·.

There may be small dots below the lower scroll and above the upper scroll. The meaning of these is much debated.

Reverse Inscription	ONE PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA · 1919 ·

Edge	Plain	Edge Inscription	None

Notes	The dots on the 1919 and 1920 pennies were part of a series of tests on die steels that were undertaken at the Melbourne Mint. Dies were supplied to the Sydney Mint from Melbourne and it is argued that the steel marks can sometimes reflect the mint which produced the coin.

Penny 1919: Known varieties

Variety	Dot below scroll
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Details	Some 1919 Australian Penny coins have a dot below the bottom scroll, which is sometimes thought to be the mint mark of the Melbourne Mint (although most of the coins minted there in that year do not).
Variety	Double dot
Mintage	Issued: unknown
Details	In addition to the dot below the bottom scroll on the reverse (which is supposed to be the mint mark of the Melbourne Mint) there is also a dot above the upper scroll.
Variety	Proof
Mintage	Issued: unknown

Penny 1919: References to Information Used

Source	Edition	About	Link	Notes
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Coin description	link
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	1965	Mint
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	1965	Mintage
Australian Coin Chart	1965	Mintage
Museums Victoria Collections	2016	Varieties	link	Dots
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins		Varieties		Proof

All (53) coins of type: Penny

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy	Legend
Penny 1911	3,768,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1912	3,600,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1913	2,520,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1914	720,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1915	2,280,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1916	3,324,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1917	6,240,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1918	1,200,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1919	5,810,160	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1920	9,041,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1921	7,438,320	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1922	12,697,440	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1923	5,654,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1924	4,665,840	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1925	1,639,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1926	1,860,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1927	4,922,450	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1928	3,038,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1929	2,599,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1930	unknown	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1931	494,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1932	2,116,800	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1933	5,817,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1934	5,808,100	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1935	3,724,900	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1936	9,890,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Mackennal	GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ·
Penny 1937 (pattern)	12	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1938	5,552,650	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1939	6,240,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1940	5,188,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1941	14,382,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1942	21,244,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1943	53,198,400	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1944	29,942,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1945	15,172,806	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1946	240,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1947	11,174,400	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1948	28,150,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP.
Penny 1949	27,064,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1950	57,846,800	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1951	52,128,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1952	57,922,000	King George VI - Bare Head	GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF.
Penny 1953	13,138,816	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA
Penny 1955	17,447,101	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1956	25,994,917	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1957	15,979,112	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1958	24,443,334	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1959	16,048,136	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1960	20,516,230	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1961	30,608,240	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1962	34,852,664	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1963	10,259,660	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :
Penny 1964	64,590,401	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait	+ ELIZABETH · II · DEI · GRATIA · REGINA · F : D :

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Penny 1919: Details

Country	Australia
Currency	Australian Pound
Coin Type	Penny - Commonwealth of Australia
Issued	1919
Monarch	King George V
Effigy	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Face Value	1 (x Penny)
Total Mintage	5,810,160 (5.8 million)
Current	No; withdrawn 1966
Material	Bronze
Designer	William Henry James Blakemore
Technology	Milled (machine-made)
Shape	Round
Orientation	Medal Alignment (Axis 0)
Size	30.8000 mm
Mass	9.4500 g
OCC ID	NRWK-ZOJN-CLVQ-OXGL

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Penny 1919: Photos

Image	Details
	Australia 1919 penny Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Notes: Dot under lower scroll. Source
	Australia 1919 penny Copyright: CoinFactsWiki / CC BY-SA Author: Heritage Auction Galleries Source
	Specimen Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Dot below lower scroll. Source
	Specimen Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source
	Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: No dots. Source
	Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Obverse die taken from the London master die. Source

Penny 1919: Catalogue Reference IDs

Source	Reference ID
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins	Australia KM# 23
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog	Australien Schön# 14
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values	B10 (No dots), B11 (Dot under lower scroll)
Australian Coin Chart	P10 (Dot under lower scroll)
Australian Coin Chart	P11 (No dots), P11a (Dot above and below scrolls)

Relevant Links

Museums Victoria: Specimen Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919

Museums Victoria: Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1919 (London obverse)

Penny 1919, Coin from Australia - detailed information