Australia 1/2 penny coins catalog with value

 

1/2 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 - 25.5 mm.
Weight - 5.60 g.

Years of coinage - 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923 (rare), 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936

Reverse:
Denomination within circle
Legend: ONE HALF 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#22

Coins price in "VF" - $2-4

 

 

1/2 penny 1938-1939

 

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 - 25.5 mm.
Weight - 5.60 g.

Years of coinage - 1938, 1939

Reverse:
Denomination within circle
Legend: ONE HALF PENNY / COMMONWEALTH OF 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#35

Coins price in "XF" - $3-5

 

 

1/2 penny 1939-1948

 

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 - 25.5 mm.
Weight - 5.70 g.

Years of coinage - 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948

Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right above value
Legend: HALF 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#41

Coins price in "XF" - $1-2

 

 

1/2 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 - 25.5 mm.
Weight - 5.60 g.

Years of coinage - 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952

Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right above value
Legend: HALF 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#42

Coins price in "XF" - $3-5

 

 

1/2 penny 1953-1955

 

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 - 25.5 mm.
Weight - 5.67 g.

Years of coinage - 1953, 1954, 1955

Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right
Legend: AUSTRALIA / Year / HALF 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#49

Coins price in "UNC" - $2-4

 

 

1/2 penny 1959-1964

 

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 - 25.0 mm.
Weight - 5.90 g.

Years of coinage - 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964

Reverse:
Kangaroo leaping right
Legend: AUSTRALIA / Year / HALF 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#61

Coins price in "UNC" - $1-2

 

 

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