| Issuer | Australia |
| Year | 1949-1952 |
| Type | Standard circulation coin |
| Value | 1/2 Penny (1⁄480) |
| Currency | Pound (1788-1966) |
| Composition | Bronze |
| Weight | 5.67 g |
| Dimensions | 25.5 mm |
| Thickness | 1.3 mm |
| Shape and Technique | Round Milled |
| Orientation | Medal alignment ↑↑ |
| Engraver(s) | Obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget Reverse: George Kruger Gray |
| In circulation to | |
| Reference(s) | KM#42, Schön#29 |
| Obverse description | Portrait of King George VI facing left, engraver`s initials under truncation. |
| Obverse script | Latin |
| Obverse lettering | GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI
DEF.
HP (Translation: George VI by the Grace of God, King of all the British territories, Defender of the Faith HP) |
| Reverse description | Kangaroo leaping to right with the year above the denomination below and the country name above. |
| Reverse script | Latin |
| Reverse lettering | AUSTRALIA KG 1949 HALF PENNY . |
| Edge | Smooth |
| Mint | Perth Mint, Australia(1899-date) Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia(1872-1969) . Perth Mint, Australia(1899-date) PL Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham (Heaton and Sons / The Mint Birmingham Limited),United Kingdom (1850-2003) PL Royal Mint (Tower Hill), London,United Kingdom (1810-1975) |
| Mintage | 1949 - Melbourne Mint - 1949 - Melbourne Mint; Proof - 1949 • - Perth Mint - 22 310 000 1949 • - Perth Mint; Proof - 1950 • - Perth Mint - 12 014 000 1950 • - Perth Mint; Proof - 1951 - Perth Mint - 1951 • - Perth Mint - 29 422 000 1951 • - Perth Mint; Proof - 1951 PL - London & Birmingham Mints - 17 040 000 1951 PL - London & Birmingham Mints; Proof - 1952 • - Perth Mint - 1 832 000 1952 • - Perth Mint; Proof - |
| Catalog ID | 7147026280 |
| Comments |
