Penny 1922, Coin from Australia - detailed information
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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 In 1938, a new design superseded this one - featuring the iconic leaping kangaroo; the old type of coins remained in circulation. Coins issued in 1922 were withdrawn at decimalisation in 1966 after 44 years in circulation, but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender. | |||||||||
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| Variety | London Obverse | |
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| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | The London obverse variation has 177 outer rim denticles. | |
| Variety | Indian Obverse | |
| Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
| Details | The Indian obverse variation has 178 outer rim denticles. | |
| Source | Edition | About | Link | Notes |
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| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Coin description | link | |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mint | ||
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Mintage | Separate Melbourne and Perth mintages | |
| Australian Coin Chart | 1965 | Mintage | Combined mintage only | |
| Museums Victoria Collections | 2016 | Varieties | link | London and Indian obverse |
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| Country | Australia |
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| Currency | Australian Pound |
| Coin Type | Penny - Commonwealth of Australia |
| Issued | 1922 |
| Monarch | King George V |
| Effigy | King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal |
| Face Value | 1 (x Penny) |
| Total Mintage | 12,697,440 (12.7 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| Current | No; withdrawn 1966 |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 | JWMR-AOQP-CXNJ-EYPL |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1922
Copyright: Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1922 Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1922
Copyright: Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1922 Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: London obverse. Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1922
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Indian obverse. Source |
| Source | Reference ID |
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| Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 23 |
| Schön, Weltmünzkatalog | Australien Schön# 14 |
| Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | B18 (Melbourne Mint) and B19 (Perth Mint) |
| Australian Coin Chart | P18 |