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© Museums Victoria
½ Penny - George V Kookaburra Pattern - Type
1921 year| Copper-nickel | 1.91 g | - |
| Issuer | Australia |
|---|---|
| King | George V (1910-1936) |
| Type | Pattern |
| Year | 1921 |
| Value | ½ Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Copper-nickel |
| Weight | 1.91 g |
| Size | 14 mm |
| Thickness | 1.5 mm |
| Shape | Square with rounded corners |
| Technique | Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Demonetized | Yes |
| Updated | 2024-10-04 |
| Numista | N#89158 |
|---|---|
| Rarity index | 94% |
Reverse
Kookaburra of inferior design as a result of being spoilt by the reducing machine. Bird perched on a long thin section of a tree branch
Script: Latin
Lettering:
AUSTRALIA
HALFPENNY
Edge
Plain
Comment
Type: M2 / R2Dies prepared by the Royal Mint, London
Between 1919 and 1921 a series of experiments were undertaken for a square coinage in nickel to replace the large bronze penny and halfpenny coins.
Interesting fact
The Kookaburra Pattern ½ Penny coin from Australia, minted in 1921, features a unique design of a kookaburra bird on its reverse side, which was created by artist and sculptor, Edgar Bertram Mackennal.
