1943 half penny

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1943 half penny

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Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget. The ship featured on the reverse design, which first appeared on the halfpenny pattern of Edward VIII, is based on Sir Francis Drake's Golden Hind, in which he became the first Englishman to circumnavigate the globe between and This type uses a slightly re-worked reverse die for each year. The differences are very small and only the can be said to have genuine varieties, as three reverses can be found with this date. The image below shows these differences and is reproduced with the kind permission of Declan Magee and Numista member Sjoelund.

1943 half penny

The Australian halfpenny or half penny coin was the smallest circulating denomination of the Australian Pound. It has the same dimensions and composition as the British pre-decimal halfpenny , 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. The reverse of the first type of Australian halfpenny coins featured text only. In , this new design by George Kruger Gray superseded it - featuring the iconic leaping kangaroo. Coins issued in were withdrawn at decimalisation in after 23 years in circulation , but have never been formally demonetised and are still legal tender. The obverse of the coin shows the bare uncrowned head of King George VI facing left. On coins struck by the Bombay Mint in India, the additional mint mark I is below the front of the neck truncation.

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Engraver: Edgar Bertram MacKennal. Seated figure of Britannia right, trident in left hand, shield bearing the Union flag in right, denomination around, date in exergue, sea behind. Engraver: Leonard Charles Wyon.

Warren Fisher. Polymer or Plastic notes. Patina Retro Patterns and Reproductions. In addition to deciding to introduce decimal coinage, the Commonwealth Government also moved to open its own mint in Canberra. The artist's initials, KG are below the kangaroo's tail near the rim. Yes Tick. Request image. Personal or community research Make a print for home To use in a blog or website Publishing in a book Make something else interesting Could you please tell us more? Olympic Coins. Register Log in Shopping cart 0. Back By Country. Images 2.