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1/2 Penny - George VI
| Issuer | Australia |
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| Year | 1938-1939 |
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| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
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| Obverse description | Uncrowned effigy of King George VI facing left, rendered in high relief with naturalistic detail of the hair and facial features. The bare-headed portrait is the work of engraver Thomas Hugh Paget, whose initials HP appear truncated at the neck. The circular legend reads GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP., distributed around the periphery of the coin. The rim is defined by a fine milled border of raised beads. The overall style reflects the restrained neoclassical tradition of British colonial coinage of the period. |
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| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP. (Translation: George the Sixth, By the Grace of God, of all the British territories King, Defender of the Faith, Emperor of India) |
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