Halfpenny (Australian)
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The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. The coin was first minted in 1911 and stopped being minted in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956 - 1958 inclusive. When the Australian currency was decimalised on 14 February 1966 the coin was equal to ¢.
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1911 | 1936 | 25.4 mm | 5.67 g | Bronze Bronze Bronze is a metal alloy consisting primarily of copper, usually with tin as the main additive. It is hard and brittle, and it was particularly significant in antiquity, so much so that the Bronze Age was named after the metal... : Cu Copper Copper is a chemical element with the symbol Cu and atomic number 29. It is a ductile metal with very high thermal and electrical conductivity. Pure copper is soft and malleable; an exposed surface has a reddish-orange tarnish... 97.5%, Zn Zinc Zinc , or spelter , is a metallic chemical element; it has the symbol Zn and atomic number 30. It is the first element in group 12 of the periodic table. Zinc is, in some respects, chemically similar to magnesium, because its ion is of similar size and its only common oxidation state is +2... 2.0%, Sn Tin Tin is a chemical element with the symbol Sn and atomic number 50. It is a main group metal in group 14 of the periodic table. Tin shows chemical similarity to both neighboring group 14 elements, germanium and lead and has two possible oxidation states, +2 and the slightly more stable +4... 0.5% |
Plain | George V George V of the United Kingdom George V was King of the United Kingdom and the British Dominions, and Emperor of India, from 6 May 1910 through the First World War until his death in 1936.... GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. Fidei defensor Fidei defensor is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French... IND:IMP: Emperor of India Emperor/Empress of India was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial British monarchs during the British Raj in India.... by Bertram Mackennal |
ONE HALF PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA by W.H.J. Blakemore |
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1938 | 1939 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D: Fidei defensor Fidei defensor is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French... IND:IMP. Emperor of India Emperor/Empress of India was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial British monarchs during the British Raj in India.... by Thomas Hugh Paget |
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1939 | 1948 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D: Fidei defensor Fidei defensor is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French... IND:IMP. Emperor of India Emperor/Empress of India was used as a title by the last Mughal emperor Bahadur Shah II, and revived by the colonial British monarchs during the British Raj in India.... by Thomas Hugh Paget |
Kangaroo Kangaroo A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae . In common use the term is used to describe the largest species from this family, especially those of the genus Macropus, Red Kangaroo, Antilopine Kangaroo, Eastern Grey Kangaroo and Western Grey Kangaroo. Kangaroos are endemic to the country... / Commonwealth Star Commonwealth Star The Commonwealth Star is a seven-pointed star symbolising the Federation of Australia which came into force on 1 January 1901.... AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY by George Kruger Gray George Kruger Gray George Edward Kruger Gray was an English artist, best remembered for his designs of coinage and stained glass windows.-Coinage:... |
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1949 | 1952 | George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. Fidei defensor Fidei defensor is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French... by Thomas Hugh Paget |
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1953 | 1955 | Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA Dei Gratia Regina Dei Gratia Regina is Latin for By the Grace of God, Queen. This phrase appears on the obverse of all Canadian coins to the right of the portrait of Queen Elizabeth II.... by Mary Gillick Mary Gillick Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1967.... |
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1959 | 1964 | Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F:D: Fidei defensor Fidei defensor is a Latin title which translates to Defender of the Faith in English and Défenseur de la Foi in French... by Mary Gillick Mary Gillick Mary Gillick was a sculptor best known for her effigy of Elizabeth II used on coinage in the United Kingdom and elsewhere from 1953 to 1967.... |
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