
Obverse: | Queen Elizabeth II - Design by Mary Gillick.
Legend: ELIZABETH. II. DEI. GRATIA. REGINA + |
Reverse: | Kangaroo - Design by George Kruger Gray.
Legend: AUSTRALIA - PENNY - 1953 |
| 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: | 6,936,000 - Melbourne. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation : 1953 PENNY
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | Proof |
| 2002 | 0.30 | 0.50 | 1 | 5 | 10 | 22 | 55 | 5,750 |
Notes:
Known Varieties & Errors:
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Long top bar of 5 & narrow right vertical of 3 in date on reverse.
Values
| Fine | Very Fine |
| 1974 | 5 | 7 |
| 1998 | 6 | 9 |
| 1999 | 7 | 10 |
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