1/2 Penny 1922 [Australia]

Coins-Australia and Oceania

Country: Australia
Shape: Round
Weight: 5.6 g
Mintage: 6,924,000 pcs.
Metal: Bronze
Composition: Br
Denomination: 1/2 Penny (penny)
Currency Unit: Penny
Orientation: Medallic
Designer: obverse: Edgar Bertram MacKennal; reverse: William Henry James Blakemore
Reference: KM# 22
Diameter: 25.5 mm

Reverse
In the central part, within a raised beaded circle, a three-line inscription in English 'ONE HALF PENNY'. Along the upper rim from left to right, with denticulated elements, the text in English 'COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA', below the mint year '1922' flanked by dots.
Obverse
In the central part, the left-facing profile of King George V of Great Britain wearing a crown. Along the rim runs the Latin inscription '∙GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F.D. IND: IMP:', which translates to 'GEORGE V BY THE GRACE OF GOD KING OF ALL THE BRITONS, DEFENDER OF THE FAITH, EMPEROR OF INDIA'. Below the portrait is a dot. Along the edge are decorative raised denticles.