Search the collections
Similar items over time
Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1943
Reg. No: NU 5328
Previous Page
Next Page
- Summary:
- Australia
Penny 1943 I below King's head and dot before and after the word PENNY
Mint: Calcutta
Many Australian coins were struck in India and the United States of America during World War II. The letter I below the King's head and the dots before and after PENNY on the reverse show that this coin was struck at the Calcutta mint. - Description:
- A bronze coin (30.8 mm diameter with plain edge) featuring a bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. The reverse features a kangaroo leaping to the left; around above AUSTRALIA, around below, .PENNY.; the Federation star is in the field to the left of the kangaroo and the date, 1943 is in the field below its tail. The artist's initials KG are above the tip of the tail.
- Acquisition Information:
- Transfer from National Gallery of Victoria (NGV), 1976
| Discipline: | Numismatics |
| Dimensions: | 30.8 mm (Diameter) |
| Weight: | 9.423 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | wars conflicts, world war ii 1939-1945, how much 1943 australia penny with double dot in penny, how much 1943 |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943), Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974), Calcutta Mint, Medal & Coin Makers, Kolkata, India, 1757-1952 |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Pre-decimal |
| DateEra: | 1943 AD |
| Denomination: | 1 Penny |
| Obverse Description: | Bare head of George VI facing left; around, GEORGIVS VI D:G: BR: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP: ; below head in small lettering the artist's initials HP. The mint mark I is below the Kings head |
| Reverse Description: | Kangaroo leaping to the left; around above AUSTRALIA, around below, . PENNY. ; the Federation star is in the field to the left of the kangaroo and the date, 1943 is in the field below its tail. The artist's initials KG are above the tip of the tail. |
| Edge Description: | Plain |
| Inscriptions: | Obverse: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP: I Reverse: AUSTRALIA 1943 . PENNY . KG |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | Australia, 1943 |
| Mint: | Calcutta (Mint) |
| Artist: | Thomas Paget - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | George Gray - Royal Mint, London |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
Comments