Halfpenny (Australian)

The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalisation. The coin was first minted in 1911 and minting ceased in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956–1958 inclusive. When the Australian currency was decimalised on 14 February 1966 the coin was equal to ⁵⁄₁₂¢.

Counting the known mintages of proofs, a total of 422,882,890 (422 million) coins of the denomination were minted during its existence.^[1]

Types

Image		Years		Technical parameters				Description / Legend / Designer
Obverse	Reverse	From	To	Diameter	Thickness	Mass	Composition	Edge	Obverse	Reverse
		1911	1936	25.4 mm		5.67 g	Bronze: Cu 97.5%, Zn 2.0%, Sn 0.5%	Plain	George V GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN: REX F.D.IND:IMP: by Bertram Mackennal	ONE HALF PENNY COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA by W.H.J. Blakemore
		1938	1939						George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D:IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget
		1939	1948						George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D:IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget	Kangaroo / Commonwealth Star AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY by George Kruger Gray
		1949	1952						George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. by Thomas Hugh Paget
		1953	1955						Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA by Mary Gillick
		1959	1964						Elizabeth II + ELIZABETH.II.DEI.GRATIA.REGINA.F:D: by Mary Gillick
These images are to scale at 2.5 pixels per millimetre. For table standards, see the coin specification table.

References

↑ "Halfpenny from Australia". Online Coin Club.

Bruce, Colin R.; Thomas Michael (2005). 2006 Standard Catalog of World Coins (1901-present). KP Books. p. 66. ISBN 0-87349-987-5.

External links

Preceded by Halfpenny (British)	Halfpenny 1911–1966	Succeeded by Denomination Abolished

Australian currency

Decimal coins	1c 2c 5c 10c 20c 50c (round) $1 $2 Coins of the $ Commemorative coins

Decimal notes	$1 $2 $5 $10 $20 $50 $100 Banknotes of the $

Pre-decimal coins	¹⁄₂d 1d 3d 6d 1s 2s 5s Pre-£ coins Coins of the £

Pre-decimal notes	5s 10s £1 £5 £10 £20 £50 £100 £1000

Mints	Sydney Mint (1855–1926) Melbourne Mint (1872–1967) Perth Mint (1899–) Royal Australian Mint (1965–)

Topics	Australian dollar Australian pound (obsolete) Banknotes of the Australian pound (obsolete) Note Printing Australia Pound sterling (obsolete) Reserve Bank of Australia

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