Country: Australia - Commonwealth of Great Britain
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1938 (1938-1939)
Mint: Melbourne
Mintage: 3,014,000
Value: 1/2 Penny (1/480)
Currency: Pound (1910-1966)
Composition: Bronze
Grade: VF/XF (shocks)
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Weight: 5.7 grams
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: KM# 35, Schön# 21
Obverse:
Portrait of King George VI facing left
Lettering: GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.
Translation: By the Grace of God, of Great Britain, Ireland and the British Dominions beyond the Seas King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
Designer: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse:
At centre within a circle of beads, the words ONE HALF PENNY in three lines above a plain scroll; around the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA . 1938
Lettering:
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA
ONE
HALF
PENNY
• 1938 •
Designer: William Henry James Blakemore
Edge:
Smooth
Reference : KM# 35, Schön# 21
Source : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces1...
Collection : George VI - King Emperor (1936-1952) of United Kingdom & British India