1926 PENNY


Obverse:King GEORGE V - Design by Sir Edgar Bertram Mackennal.
Legend: GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP.
Reverse:Design by W. H. J. Blakemore.
Legend: ONE PENNY - COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA - 1926
Edge:Plain Edge.
Weight:9.45 grams (145.8 grains).
Size:30.8 mm (diameter).
Composition:Bronze - 97% Copper, 2.5% Zinc, 0.5% Tin
Mintage:1,860,000 - Melbourne (1,036,800) & Sydney (823,200).
Mintmarks:None.

Valuation :
1926 PENNY

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Proof
2002312451904501,5002,75022,000

Notes:

Actual mintages were Melbourne - 1,036,800 and Sydney - 823,200. Identical dies were used so the issuing mint for a particular 1926 penny cannot be determined.

Known Varieties & Errors:

  1. Die crack from REX to IND and filled X of REX on obverse. (Value: $4 - Fine, 1974)

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