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1 Penny 1961 [Australia]

Coins-Australia and Oceania


1 Penny 1961 [Australia]
  • Country: Australia
  • Shape: Round
  • Weight: 9.44 g
  • Mintage: 30,607,000 pcs
  • Metal: Bronze
  • Composition: Cu-Al-Ni
  • Denomination: 1 penny
  • Currency unit: Penny
  • Orientation: Medal alignment
  • Designer: obverse: Mary Gillick; reverse: George Edward Kruger-Gray
  • Reference: KM# 56
  • Diameter: 31 mm
  • Reverse
    In the central part, a left-facing profile image of a kangaroo. Below it, the year of minting, 1961. Along the edge of the coin are inscriptions in English: at the top, "AUSTRALIA"; at the bottom, "PENNY". The rim features decorative elements in the form of denticles.
  • Obverse
    Along the edge of the coin is a Latin inscription: "ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F: D:" - "ELIZABETH THE SECOND BY THE GRACE OF GOD QUEEN". In the central part, a profile portrait of Queen Elizabeth II of Great Britain. The rim features decorative raised denticles.

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