
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
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | Proof |
| 2002 | 3 | 12 | 45 | 190 | 450 | 1,500 | 2,750 | 22,000 |
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:
- Die crack from REX to IND and filled X of REX on obverse. (Value: $4 - Fine, 1974)
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