1919 Type 3 Kookaburra Trial Penny Pattern

 
Obverse:Uncrowned King George V - Design by Stokes & Son.
Legend: GEORGE V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX. 1919
Reverse:Kookaburra on Branch - Design by Stokes & Son.
Legend: AUSTRALIA ONE PENNY
Edge:Plain edge.
Weight:4.03 Grams (60 grains)
Size:18 mm (diameter)
Composition:Copper-Nickel
Mintage:Melbourne.
Mintmarks:

Valuation :
1919 Type 3 Kookaburra Trial Penny Pattern

 
200225,000

Notes:

The Type 3 Square Penny of 1919 was the first Kookaburra pattern struck at the Melbourne Mint. With an uncrowned effigy of George V within a circular legend on the obverse, the Type 3 was used as the base design for the ensuing types. The dies were prepared by the Melbourne firm, Stokes and Son, from a reduced medal die.

Two heavier varieties of the Type 3 pattern kookaburra penny are known. The first weighs 4.36 grams (65 grains) and the second 4.70 grams (70 grains). They have the same approximate values as the standard pattern.

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