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1 Penny - George V Kookaburra Pattern - Type 4
| Issuer | Melbourne Mint |
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| Year | 1919 |
| Type | Coin pattern |
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| Obverse lettering | GEORGE V D.G.BRITT.OMN:REX 1919 (Translation: George V by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories) |
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| Edge | Plain |
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In 1919, the Melbourne Mint conducted an extended trial to replace the large bronze penny with a smaller copper-nickel coin, partly to reduce production costs and align with overseas trends toward smaller-denomination coinage. The kookaburra patterns emerged from this program in at least five distinct types, differentiated by edge treatment, die alignment, and compositional variants — KM#Pn9 representing the fourth recorded configuration.
None advanced to circulation. The proposal was ultimately shelved, and Australia retained the large penny format until decimalization in 1966.