
Obverse: | King GEORGE VI - Design by Thomas H. Paget.
Legend: GEORGIVS VI D: G: BR: OMN: REX F: D: IND: IMP. |
Reverse: | Kangaroo - Design by George Kruger Gray.
Legend: AUSTRALIA - HALF PENNY - 1942 |
| Edge: | Plain Edge. |
| Weight: | 5.67 grams (87.5 grains). |
| Size: | 25.5 mm (diameter). |
| Composition: | Bronze - 97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin |
| Mintage: | 6,000,000 - Bombay, India. |
Mintmarks: | I under head on obverse. |
Valuation : 1942 I HALFPENNY
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | Proof |
| 2002 | 0.50 | 1 | 3 | 14 | 30 | 75 | 125 | 12,000 |
Notes:
Proof restrikes of this coin exist. See the special article.
Known Varieties & Errors:
- Large denticles around rim on reverse instead of beads. (Value: $3 - Fine, 1974)
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