Country: Australia - Commonwealth of Great Britain
Type: Standard circulation coin
Years: 1943 (1939-1948)
Mint: Melbourne
Mintage: 33,989,000
Value: 1/2 Penny (1/480)
Currency: Pound (1910-1966)
Composition: Bronze
Grade: F12
Diameter: 25.5 mm
Weight: 5.7 grams
Shape: Round
Orientation: Medal alignment ↑↑
References: KM # 41, Schön # 22
Obverse:
Portrait of King George VI facing left
Lettering:
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.
HP
Translation: George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India
Engraver: Thomas Humphrey Paget
Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping to right, with the date above the denomination below and the country name above
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
KG
1943
HALF PENNY
Engraver: George Kruger Gray
Edge:
Smooth
Riferimento : KM # 41, Schön # 22
Fonte : https://en.numista.com/catalogue/pieces5...
Collezione : George VI - King Emperor (1936-1952) of United Kingdom & British India