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Coin - 1 Penny, Australia, 1938
Reg. No: NU 5318
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- Summary:
- Australia
Penny 1938
Mint: Melbourne - 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, 1938 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: | 9.460 g (Weight) |
More information
| Tagged with: | australian native animals, kangaroos |
| Themes this item is part of: | Numismatics & Philately Collection, George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943), HRH George VI (1895-1952), Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia, Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974), Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint, Closure of Melbourne Mint, Melbourne Mint during World War II, Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872, Melbourne Mint |
| Primary Classification: | COINS |
| Secondary Classification: | Australia |
| Tertiary Classification: | working strikes |
| Series: | Pre-decimal |
| DateEra: | 1938 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. |
| 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, 1938 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: Reverse: AUSTRALIA 1938 PENNY KG |
| Shape: | round |
| Material: | Bronze |
| Issued By: | HM George VI, Australia, 1938 |
| Mint: | Melbourne (Mint) |
| Artist: | Thomas Paget - Royal Mint, London |
| Artist: | George Gray - Royal Mint, London |
Themes
This item is part of the following themes:
- Numismatics & Philately Collection
- George Kruger Gray, Designer, Painter & Medallist (1880-1943)
- HRH George VI (1895-1952)
- Melbourne Mint, Medal Makers, Victoria, Australia
- Thomas Humphrey Paget, Medallist (1893-1974)
- Deputy Masters of the Melbourne Branch of the Royal Mint
- Closure of Melbourne Mint
- Melbourne Mint during World War II
- Establishment of Melbourne Mint, 1872
- Melbourne Mint
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