
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 - 1925 |
| 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: | 117,240 - Melbourne. |
| Mintmarks: | None. |
Valuation : 1925 PENNY
| Very Good | Fine | Very Fine | Extra Fine | Almost Uncirc. | Uncirc | Brilliant Uncirc. | Proof |
| 2002 | .85 | .75 | 165 | 575 | 3,000 | 7,000 | 12,000 | 85,000 |
Notes:
Two obverse die varieties are thought to have been used to produce 1925 pennies - so called London and Indian dies. The Indian variety is unconfirmed, no examples are known to exist. See the special article.
Known Varieties & Errors:
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Broken 1st leg of 2nd N of PENNY.
Values
| Fine | Very Fine |
| 1974 | 10 | |
| 1998 | 60 | 120 |
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