Australia 1 penny coins catalog with value
1 penny 1911-1936
Governor - George V king of Great Britain (1910-1936)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 shilling=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - bronze
Diameter - 30.8 mm.
Weight - 9.40 g.
Years of coinage - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925 (rare), 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936
Reverse:
Denomination within circle
Legend: ONE PENNY / COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA / Year
Obverse:
Crowned king's bust left
Legend: GEORGIVS V D: G: BRITT: OMN: REX. F: D: IMD: IMP: (GEORGE V THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL THE BRITAINS DEFENDER OF THE FAITH THE EMPEROR OF INDIA)
Edge: Plane
Krause catalog number - KM#23
Coins price in "XF" - $2-4
1 penny 1938-1948
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 shilling=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - bronze
Diameter - 30.8 mm.
Weight - 9.40 g.
Years of coinage - 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948
Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right above value
Legend: PENNY / AUSTRALIA / Year
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX. F: D: IMD: IMP: (GEORGE VI THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL THE BRITAINS DEFENDER OF THE FAITH THE EMPEROR OF INDIA)
Edge: Plane
Krause catalog number - KM#36
Coins price in "XF" - $1-2
1 penny 1949-1952
Governor - George VI king of Great Britain (1936-1952)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 shilling=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - bronze
Diameter - 31.1 mm.
Weight - 9.41 g.
Years of coinage - 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952
Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right above value
Legend: PENNY / AUSTRALIA / Year
Obverse:
King's head left
Legend: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX. FIDEI DEF: (GEORGE V THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL THE BRITAINS DEFENDER OF THE FAITH)
Edge: Plane
Krause catalog number - KM#43
Coins price in "UNC" - $2-3
1 penny 1953
Governor - Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-2022)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 shilling=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - bronze
Diameter - 31.0 mm.
Weight - 9.44 g.
Years of coinage - 1953
Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping left
Legend: AUSTRALIA / Year / PENNY
Obverse:
Laureate Queen's bust right
Legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA (ELIZABETH II THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN)
Edge: Plane
Krause catalog number - KM#50
Coins price in "UNC" - $10-15
1 penny 1955-1964
Governor - Elizabeth II queen of Great Britain (1952-2022)
Currency - Crown= 2 1/2 shilling=5 shillings=62 pence=248 farthings
Type - circulation coinage
Composition - bronze
Diameter - 30.8 mm.
Weight - 9.45 g.
Years of coinage - 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964
Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping left
Legend: AUSTRALIA / Year / PENNY
Obverse:
Laureate Queen's bust right
Legend: ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F D (ELIZABETH II THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN DEFENDER OF THE FAITH)
Edge: Plane
Krause catalog number - KM#56
Coins price in "UNC" - ~$1
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A coin of the same type from a rarer year may cost significantly more, but not always. Each specific case requires separate consideration.
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