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1/2 Penny - George VI
| Issuer | Australia |
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| Year | 1938-1939 |
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| Technique | Milled |
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| Reverse description | At the centre of the reverse, within a circle of raised beads, the denomination ONE HALF PENNY is inscribed in three horizontal lines above a plain ribbon scroll. Surrounding the inner bead circle, the legend COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA is distributed around the upper arc, with the date appearing in the lower arc flanked by ornamental stops. The design is simple and legible, consistent with the utilitarian character of Australian bronze coinage of the period. The rim is finished with a matching raised bead border. The overall composition is clean and well-centred within the coin's plain edge. |
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| Mintage | 1938 - - 3,014,000 1938 - Proof - 100 1939 - - 4,382,000 1939 - Proof - 100 |
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Australia's 1938–39 halfpenny issues fall within a brief transitional moment: George VI had only recently been crowned following his brother's abdication, and the Australian branch of the Royal Mint at Melbourne was still adjusting production schedules around a new effigy. The 1939 date is notably scarcer than 1938 in higher circulated grades, a consequence of reduced striking numbers rather than any special circumstance — simply fewer were made before wartime bronze allocation pressures began reshaping mint priorities across the Commonwealth.