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Half Penny

1911 - 64

The half penny series was first issued in 1911 at the beginning of Australian coinage. During its period of circulation three monarchs were featured on the obverse - George V (1911 - 1936), George VI (1938 - 1952), and Elizabeth II (1953 - 1964). Two reverse designs were utilised, the first design was by W.H.J Blackmore and was entirely text-based. This design was used until 1939 when it was changed to Kruger Gray's iconic bounding kangaroo obverse. The half penny series concluded in 1964 when decimal currency was introduced in Australia.

The heads side of the coinThe tails side of the coin
George V1911 - 36George VI1938 - 52Elizabeth II1953 - 64  MintageVG8F12VF20XF40AU50AU55AU58MS62MS63MS64MS65George V1911 2,832,00016182137516067140180220470George V1912-H 2,400,000172026476396160350420510640George V1913 2,160,00018202741841201402507309101,100George V1914 1,440,0003031354781831104306301,0001,000George V1914-H 1,200,0001719285870762108601,2001,7002,400George V1915-H 720,00030551402203607008501,2001,3009,20010,000George V1916-I 3,600,00014151726364265120140240940George V1916-I MuleIncl. in above842001,200110,000310,000520,000700,0001,000,0001,100,0001,200,0001,400,000George V1917-I 5,760,000151517227174100110240280400George V1918-I 1,440,0001522611803204407501,5001,8002,8004,300George V1919 3,326,4001719244478120130160240360440George V1920 4,113,60014141517305273100170280360George V1921 5,280,00017182325263763110130180300George V1922 6,924,000*1516182546798795110130740George V1923 1,113,600*5505906801,6003,3005,90029,00044,00048,00053,00059,000George V1924 681,60016182665741001704703,2004,4009,300George V1925 1,147,200141417261201702102805509703,300George V1926 4,132,00014141528486872150190380620George V1927 3,072,00014141518253553110290320750George V1928 2,318,40014141521671101603003505302,700George V1929 2,635,200141415223238851803306701,000George V1930 638,4001617214072762003807202,90010,000George V1931 369,6001617202741821002309001,9003,500George V1932 2,553,6001414162440486389110390620George V1933 4,608,000*1414152024557095180270420George V1934 3,816,00014141417263958150200270380George V1933/2 Overdate4,608,000*2432561101702102302702806401,300George V1935 2,916,00014141519263750220240260750George V1936 2,562,2001414151517243381120200390George VI1938 3,014,00013141414182124536379170George VI Old Reverse1939 4,382,40014151518214044100110130330George VI Roo Reverse1939 782,00023353537861101401705601,2002,700George VI1940 2,294,4001415151517243685100250460George VI1941 5,011,20015151515172428607097340George VI1942 720,00014151635681001201503104002,900George VI1942-Y 4,334,400131414141536409310032021,000George VI1942-I 6,000,0001516182428304257601301,000George VI1943 33,988,8061414141516222236435268George VI1943-I 6,000,00015161824283032353649170George VI1944 720,000151516184358702303101,1001,500George VI1945 3,033,60014141415203764160160330710George VI1945-Y Incl. in above141516192352751201208101,200George VI1946-Y 13,747,20014141415151625501102701,100George VI1947-Y 9,292,8001414151617232734801601,000George VI1948 4,608,00014141415161616427181100George VI1948-Y 25,552,8001314141415263140432901,600George VI1949-Y 22,310,400141414151516252864150560George VI1950-Y 12,014,400141414151516174183120340George VI1951 29,422,00014141415162646100130210960George VI1951-Y Incl. in above14141415151617285375160George VI1951-PL 6,960,0001414141515152128314183George VI1952-A 1,831,6801314141421303243100230520Elizabeth II1953-A 23,967,36014141516171718183651480Elizabeth II1954-Y 21,962,88014141516171717324264270Elizabeth II1955 9,342,720141414151622244853100420Elizabeth II1959 10,166,4001314141415161929344259Elizabeth II1960-Y 17,811,4001314141414141618242938Elizabeth II1961-Y 17,811,8401314141414141415212645Elizabeth II1962-Y 10,258,5601314141414151521263438Elizabeth II1963-Y 16,410,2401314141415151518202940Elizabeth II1964-Y 18,230,0001313141414141418202638  MintagePR60PR61PR62PR63PR64PR65George V1923 Proof2 Known      George V1914-H Proof1 Known      George V1924 ProofUnknown8,7009,70010,00012,00013,00014,000George V1925 ProofUnknown      George V1926 ProofUnknown      George V1927 Proof5 Known      George V1928 ProofUnknown      George V1929 ProofUnknown      George V1930 Proof6 Known      George V1931 ProofUnknown      George V1932 ProofUnknown      George V1933 ProofUnknown      George V1934 Proof506,5007,2008,0008,8009,80010,000George V1935 Proof1262,3002,5002,7003,0003,2004,000George V1936 ProofUnknown      George VI1938 Proof100*7,7008,6009,50010,00011,00013,000George VI Roo Reverse1939 Proof1003,0003,3003,6004,0006,70010,000George VI1942-Y ProofUnknown13,00015,00017,00019,00021,00023,000George VI1942-I RestrikeUnknown      George VI1943-I RestrikeUnknown      George VI1945-Y Proof7      George VI1946-Y Proof13      George VI1947-Y Proof13      George VI1948-Y Proof18      George VI1949-Y Proof16      George VI1950-Y Proof153,2003,5003,9004,2004,6005,600George VI1951 Proof8      George VI1951-Y ProofIncl. in above      George VI1951-PL ProofUnknown4,1004,5005,0005,5006,1006,700George VI1952-A Proof16      Elizabeth II1953-A Proof20      Elizabeth II1954-Y Proof159,10010,00011,00012,00013,00015,000Elizabeth II1955 Proof3011,4001,5001,6003,1006,1007,200Elizabeth II1959 Proof1,506130140140190240300Elizabeth II1960-Y Proof1,030190200210220230240Elizabeth II1961-Y Proof1,040130130140150150160Elizabeth II1962-Y Proof1,0647476788183210Elizabeth II1963-Y Proof1,060100110110110120120Elizabeth II1964-Y ProofUnique      12Values are in AUD and are retail price estimations based on past sales of coins certified by PCGS or NGC and as such values only related to such graded coins. 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