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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 the first type of Australian penny coins featured text only. In 1938, this new design by George Kruger Gray superseded it - featuring the iconic leaping kangaroo. Coins issued in 1941 were withdrawn at decimalisation in 1966 after 25 years in circulation, but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender. | |||||||||
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Royal Mint |
Variety | Y. | |
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Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Some Australian One Penny coins minted at the Perth Mint in 1941 have, in addition to the K.G mint mark (dot between K and G in the designer's initial) another dot after the Y in PENNY. Listed in Krause as "1941(p)". | |
Variety | Proof (Perth Mint) | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | Earlier editions of Krause (1988) listed mintage of 2 pieces; later editions show it as "unknown". | |
Variety | Y., High dot | |
Mintage | Issued: unknown | |
Details | This is a variety of a variety... The dot after Y on some Perth pennies is high near the top of Y), and not low as in most. Listed in Krause as "1941(p) K.G. high dot after Y.". |
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 | ||
Australian Coin Chart | 1965 | Mintage | ||
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | 1965 | Varieties | Y. and Y. High dot | |
Australian Coin Chart | 1965 | Varieties | Y. and Y. High dot | |
Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | 1988 | Varieties | Proof |
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Royal Mint |
Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Pound |
Coin Type | Penny - Kangaroo |
Issued | 1941 |
Monarch | King George VI |
Effigy | King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget |
Face Value | 1 (x Penny) |
Total Mintage | 14,382,800 (14.4 million) |
Current | No; withdrawn 1966 |
Material | Bronze |
Designer | George Kruger Gray |
Technology | Milled (machine-made) |
Shape | Round |
Orientation | Medal Alignment (Axis 0) |
Size | 30.8000 mm |
Mass | 9.4500 g |
OCC ID | YMXK-DEKQ-CJQL-EWQJ |
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A Guide Book of United States Coins 2026 |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1941
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1941
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1941
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint, K.G, no dot after Y. Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1941
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Perth Mint. Y. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 36 |
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog | Australien Schön# 23 |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | B40 (Melbourne Mint) and B41 (Perth Mint) |
Australian Coin Chart | P38 (Melbourne Mint) and P39 (Perth Mint) |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | B42 (Y.) and B41A (Y. High dot) varieties |
Australian Coin Chart | P40 (Y.) and P40a (Y. High dot) varieties |