1 Penny 1942, "I" below bust. Dot before and after "PENNY" [Australia]
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![1 Penny 1942, "I" below bust. Dot before and after "PENNY" [Australia]](/img/unsafe/rt:fit/w:1200/el:0/sh:1/plain/local:///coins/17199/coins/17199/17199_1-penni-1942-i-nije-byusta-tochka-pered-i-posle-penny-avs_jWS0Fp8.webp?v=1734531311)
About the object
- Country
- Australia
- Shape
- Round
- Weight
- 9.4 g
- Mintage
- 9000000 pcs.
- Metal
- Bronze
- Composition
- Cu-Al-Ni
- Denomination
- 1 penny
- Currency unit
- Penny
- Orientation
- Medallic
- Designer
- obverse: Thomas Humphrey Paget; reverse: George Edward Kruger-Gray
- Reference
- KM# 36
- Diameter
- 30.8 mm
Reverse
Along the upper rim, the country name in English: "AUSTRALIA". Below it is the designer's mark of Edward Kruger-Gray - "KG". The central field features a left-facing profile image of a kangaroo. Below it, on the left, is a seven-pointed star, and on the right, the year of issue: "1942". Along the lower rim is the inscription for penny in English: "PENNY". The coin's edge is decorated with denticles.
Obverse
The central field of the coin features a left-facing portrait of King George VI of Great Britain. Along the rim from left to right runs the Latin legend: "GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP", which translates to: "GEORGE VI, BY THE GRACE OF GOD, KING OF ALL THE BRITONS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA". Below the truncation of the neck are the incused letters "HP", denoting the initials of the designer: Thomas Humphrey Paget. The coin's edge is decorated with raised denticles.
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