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1 Penny - George V
| Issuer | New Guinea |
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| Year | 1929 |
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| Diameter | 24.5 mm |
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| Edge | Reeded |
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| Mintage | 1929 - - 63,000 1929 - Proof - |
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New Guinea's first coinage was authorized following the territory's formal transfer to Australian administration under a League of Nations mandate in 1920. These coins were struck at the Kings Norton Metal Company in Birmingham, not at any Australian mint — a detail that distinguishes them from the broader Australian colonial series. The 1929 penny was among the inaugural issues for the territory and circulated alongside Australian coinage, which remained legal tender throughout the mandate period.