Penny (Australian)
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The Australian Penny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. The coin was first introduced in 1911 and stopped being minted in 1964. When decimalization happened on 14 February 1966, the coin value was equal to 0.8333¢.
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Types
| Image | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
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| Obverse | Reverse | From | To | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse |
| File:Australia 1 cent 1912 obverse.JPG | File:Australia 1 cent 1912 reverse.JPG | 1911 | 1936 | 30.8 mm | 9.45 g | Bronze: Cu 97.5%, Zn 2.0%, Sn 0.5% | Plain | George V GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP: by Bertram Mackennal | ONE PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA by W.H.J. Blakemore | |
| File:Australia 1 penny 1943 obverse.JPG | File:Australia 1 penny 1943 reverse.JPG | 1938 | 1948 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D:IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget | Kangaroo / Commonwealth Star AUSTRALIA ONE PENNY by George Kruger Gray | |||||
| File:Australia 1 penny 1951 obverse.JPG | File:Australia 1 penny 1951 reverse.JPG | 1949 | 1952 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. by Thomas Hugh Paget | ||||||
| File:Australia 1 penny 1953 obverse.gif | File:Australia 1 penny 1953 reverse.gif | 1953 | 1953 | Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA by Mary Gillick | ||||||
| File:Australia 1 penny 1964 reverse.JPG | 1955 | 1964 | Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F:D: by Mary Gillick | |||||||
| These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table. | ||||||||||
Numismatics
The 1930 penny is one of the rarest Australian coins, due to a very small number being minted[1].It is highly sought after by coin collectors, and a 1930 penny in very fine condition can be worth AUD$45,000 or more.[2]
References
- Bruce, Colin R.; Thomas Michael (2005). 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins (1901-present). KP Books. p. 67. ISBN 0-87349-987-5.
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| Preceded by British one penny coin (pre-decimal) | Penny 1910-1966 | Succeeded by Denomination Abolished |
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