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2. Coins of the Australian pound - Wikipedia

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   Portrait of King George VI. Designed by Thomas H. Paget. 1938 1938–1939 Kangaroo facing right, "AUSTRALIA" above and "HALF PENNY" below, date above denomination. Designed by George Kruger Gray. 1939 1939–1952 Portrait of Queen Elizabeth II. Designed by Mrs Mary Gillick. 1953 1953–1955, 1959–1964 Penny (1d) 30.8 mm 9.45 g Portrait of ...

3. Halfpenny (Australian) - Wikipedia

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   George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX: F:D: IND:IMP. by Thomas Hugh Paget: Kangaroo / Commonwealth Star AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY by George Kruger Gray: 1949 1952 25.5 1.5 5.67 Bronze: Cu 97%, Zn 2.5%, Sn 0.5% Plain: George VI GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX FIDEI DEF. by Thomas Hugh Paget: Kangaroo / Commonwealth Star AUSTRALIA HALF PENNY by George ...

4. Halfpenny (British pre-decimal coin) - Wikipedia

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   George VI issue coins feature the inscription GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP before 1949, and GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF thereafter. Unlike the penny, halfpennies were minted throughout the early reign of Elizabeth II, bearing the inscription ELIZABETH II DEI GRA BRITT OMN REGINA F D in 1953, and ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA ...

5. History of the British penny (1901–1970) - Wikipedia

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   George's pennies (1937–1952) have a left-facing bust of him, also by Paget, with the inscription (to 1948) GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX F D IND IMP, [d] and (from 1949) GEORGIVS VI D G BR OMN REX FIDEI DEF, [e] removing the Latin abbreviation for "Emperor of India" after that nation had gained independence. [28]

6. History of the halfpenny - Wikipedia

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   It was finally abandoned in 1969 as part of the process of decimalising the British currency. "Halfpenny", colloquially written ha'penny, was pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p ən i / HAY-pə-nee; "1 ½d" was spoken as a penny ha'penny / ə ˈ p ɛ n i ˈ h eɪ p n i / or three ha'pence / θ r iː ˈ h eɪ p ən s /. [1]

7. Penny (Australian coin) - Wikipedia

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   The coin was introduced in 1911, while the last penny was minted in 1964. After decimalisation on 14 February 1966 the penny was equal to 0.8333 cents. The obverse of the coin featured the reigning Australian monarch. Three were featured: George V, George VI and Elizabeth II. All of the pennies bearing George VI and Elizabeth II had a kangaroo ...