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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 In 1938, this new design by George Kruger Gray superseded it - featuring the iconic leaping kangaroo. Coins issued in 1950 were withdrawn at decimalisation in 1966 after 16 years in circulation, but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender. | |||||||||
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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 | ||
Remick, Catalogue of British Commonwealth Coins | 1971 | Varieties | Proof |
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Country | Australia |
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Currency | Australian Pound |
Coin Type | Penny - Kangaroo |
Issued | 1950 |
Monarch | King George VI |
Effigy | King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget |
Face Value | 1 (x Penny) |
Total Mintage | 57,846,800 (57.8 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Current | No; withdrawn 1966 |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 | XGAV-POXA-CAKA-EMDY |
Image | Details |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1950
Copyright: Downies Notes: Melbourne Mint. Source |
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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1950
Copyright: Downies Source |
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Proof Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1950
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Perth Mint. Source |
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Proof Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1950
Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Notes: Proof. Source |
Source | Reference ID |
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Krause, Standard Catalog of World Coins | Australia KM# 43 |
Schön, Weltmünzkatalog | Australien Schön# 30 |
Renniks, Australian Coin and Banknote Values | B57 (Melbourne Mint) and B58 (Perth Mint) |
Australian Coin Chart | P59 (Melbourne Mint) and P60 (Perth Mint) |