COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA, Coin Legend

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA (1910 - )

Legend	COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
On 1 January 1901, federation of the Australian colonies was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting. This established the Commonwealth of Australia as a dominion of the British Empire. The new country introduced its own currency in 1910. In keeping with tradition, this coinage showed the legend of the (British) monarch on the obverse. The first bronze coinage though showed this legend on the reverse (from 1911 to 1939) and is thus known as the "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" types of penny/halfpenny. The silver coins did not display it.

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COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA

On 1 January 1901, federation of the Australian colonies was achieved after a decade of planning, consultation and voting. This established the Commonwealth of Australia as a dominion of the British Empire. The new country introduced its own currency in 1910. In keeping with tradition, this coinage showed the legend of the (British) monarch on the obverse.

The first bronze coinage though showed this legend on the reverse (from 1911 to 1939) and is thus known as the "COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA" types of penny/halfpenny. The silver coins did not display it.

COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - Australia - (58) Coins

Coin Name	Mintage	Effigy
Halfpenny 1911	2,832,060	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1911	3,768,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1912	2,400,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1912	3,600,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1913	2,160,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1913	2,520,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1914	2,640,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1914	720,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1915	720,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1915	2,280,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1916	3,600,025	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1916	3,324,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1917	5,760,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1917	6,240,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1918	1,440,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1918	1,200,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1919	3,326,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1919	5,810,160	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1920	4,113,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1920	9,041,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1921	5,280,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1921	7,438,320	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1922	6,924,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1922	12,697,440	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1923	1,113,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1923	5,654,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1924	681,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1924	4,665,840	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1925	1,147,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1925	1,639,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1926	4,132,800	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1926	1,860,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1927	3,072,050	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1927	4,922,450	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1928	2,318,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1928	3,038,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1929	2,635,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1929	2,599,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1930	638,406	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1930	unknown	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1931	369,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1931	494,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1932	2,553,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1932	2,116,800	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1933	4,608,000	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1933	5,817,600	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1934	3,816,100	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1934	5,808,100	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1935	2,916,100	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1935	3,724,900	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Halfpenny 1936	2,562,200	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Penny 1936	9,890,400	King George V - Crowned Bust, by Bertram Mackennal
Crown 1937	1,800,100	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Crown 1938	101,800	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Halfpenny 1938	3,014,250	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Halfpenny 1939 Commonwealth of Australia	4,382,400	King George VI - Bare Head, by Thomas Humphrey Paget
Australian Penny Token (2021)	unknown
One Dollar 2021 Commonwealth of Australia Penny	unknown	Queen Elizabeth II - First Portrait, by Mary Gillick

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Legend: Details

Year From	1910
Year To
Country	Australia

Legend: Photos

Image	Details
	Proof Coin - Halfpenny, Australia, 1923 Copyright: Museums Victoria / CC BY Author: Naomi Andrzejeski Source

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