Halfpenny (Australian)
The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. The coin was first minted in 1911 and minting ceased in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956 - 1958 inclusive. When the Australian currency was decimalised on 14 February 1966 the coin was equal to 5⁄12¢.
Types
| Image | Years | Technical parameters | Description / Legend / Designer | |||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Obverse | Reverse | From | To | Diameter | Thickness | Mass | Composition | Edge | Obverse | Reverse |
 |  | 1911 | 1936 | 25.4 mm | 5.67 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 HALF PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA by W.H.J. Blakemore | |
 |  | 1938 | 1939 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D:IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget | ||||||
 |  | 1939 | 1948 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D:IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget | Kangaroo / Commonwealth Star AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY by George Kruger Gray | |||||
 |  | 1949 | 1952 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. by Thomas Hugh Paget | ||||||
 |  | 1953 | 1955 | Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA by Mary Gillick | ||||||
 |  | 1959 | 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. | ||||||||||
References
- Bruce, Colin R.; Thomas Michael (2005). 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins (1901-present). KP Books. p. 66. ISBN 0-87349-987-5.
External links
| Preceded by Halfpenny (British) |
Halfpenny 1911-1966 |
Succeeded by Denomination Abolished |
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