NationMaster - Encyclopedia: Halfpenny (Australian)

The Australian Halfpenny was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. The coin was first minted in 1911 and stopped being minted in 1964, excluding 1937, 1956 - 1958 inclusive. When decimalization happened on the 14, February, 1966, the coin was equal to 0.4167¢. Year 1911 (MCMXI) was a common year starting on Sunday (link will display the full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar (or a common year starting on Saturday of the 13-day-slower Julian calendar). ... 1964 (MCMLXIV) was a leap year starting on Wednesday (the link is to a full 1964 calendar). ... 1937 (MCMXXXVII) was a common year starting on Friday (link will take you to calendar). ... Year 1956 (MCMLVI) was a leap year starting on Sunday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... Year 1958 (MCMLVIII) was a common year starting on Wednesday (link will display full calendar) of the Gregorian calendar. ... 1966 (MCMLXVI) was a common year starting on Saturday (the link is to a full 1966 calendar). ...

Obverses

1911-1936 - George V by Sir E.B. Mackennal.
1938-1952 - George VI by Thomas H. Paget.
1953-1964 - Elizabeth II by Mrs Mary Gillick. King George V or KGV may refer to: George V the Great of Georgia George V of the United Kingdom (reigned 1910â€“1936). ... George VI (Albert Frederick Arthur George) (December 14, 1895 - February 6, 1952) was the third British monarch of the House of Windsor, reigning from December 11, 1936 to February 6, 1952. ... Elizabeth II (Elizabeth Alexandra Mary [1]; born 21 April 1926) is Queen of sixteen sovereign states, and their respective overseas territories and dependencies. ...

Reverses

1910-1939 - Value by W.H.J. Blakemore.
1939-1964 - Kangaroo by George Kruger Gray. Species Macropus rufus Macropus giganteus Macropus fuliginosus Macropus antilopinus A kangaroo is a marsupial from the family Macropodidae. ... George Edward Kruger Gray (December 25, 1880 - May 2, 1943) was an English artist, best remembered for his designs of coinage and stained glass windows. ...

Categories: Coins // of Australia | Australia stubs ISO 4217 Code AUD User(s) Australia, Kiribati, Nauru, Tuvalu, Christmas Island, Cocos (Keeling) Islands, and Norfolk Island Inflation 3. ... Reserve Bank of Australia in Martin Place, Sydney The Reserve Bank of Australia came into being on the 14th January 1960 to operate as Australias central bank and banknote issuing authority. ... Note Printing Australia (NPA), which is located in Craigieburn, Melbourne, is a wholly owned subsidiary of the Reserve Bank of Australia and was corporatised in July 1998. ... The Royal Australian Mint is situated in the Australian federal capital city of Canberra, in the suburb of Deakin. ... The Melbourne Mint, in Melbourne, Australia, was a branch of the British Royal Mint. ... Perth Mint The Perth Mint is Australias oldest operating Mint. ... The Sydney Mint, in Sydney, Australia, is the oldest public building in Australia. ... The Australian 1 cent coin was the lowest-valued Australian circulation coin until it was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. ... The Australian 2 cent coin was the second least valued coin until it was withdrawn from circulation in 1992. ... The Australian 5 cent coin was first minted in 1966 with an initial mintage of 75. ... The Australian 10 cent coin is the second least valued coin in circulation and also the second most produced coin. ... The 20 cent coin of the Australian decimal currency system was issued with conversion to decimal currency on 14 February 1966. ... The round fifty cent coin was made of 80% silver and 20% copper, but as the value of a free-floating silver price became higher, the coins bullion value became more valuable than their face value and so were withdrawn from circulation. ... The Australian 50 cent piece is the largest Australian coin currently issued and second largest after the Crown of 1937-38. ... The Australian 1 dollar coin was first issued in 1984 to replace the 1 dollar note then in circulation, this coin seems to be the most circulated denomination in Australia. ... The Australian 2 dollar coin was issued to replace the Two dollar note in 1988, the image of the Aboriginal Elder, One pound Jimmy by Artist Ainslie Roberts with the Southern Cross and grass tree (Xanthorrhoea). ... Australian coins refers to the coins which are or were in use as Australian currency. ... Australian 1963 shilling, 1936 penny and 1948 half penny. ... Coins of the Australian dollar was introduced on 14 February 1966. ... The banknotes of Australian dollars, issued in 1966. ... The $1 note was introduced in 1966 to replace the 10 Shilling note due to Decimalisation. ... The $2 note was introduced in 1966 to replace the One pound note due to Decimalisation. ... Obverse of the Paper Note Reverse of the Paper Note The Australian five dollar banknote was issued one year after the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966. ... Commemorative $10 1988 Francis Greenway Henry Lawson The Australian ten dollar banknote was issued when the currency was changed from the Australian pound to the Australian dollar on the 14 February 1966, it replaced the Â£5 note which had the same blue colouration. ... Obverse with Charles Kingsford Smith. ... The front of the paper fifty dollar note, circulated between 1973 and 1995. ... Douglas Mawson John Tebbutt The Australian one hundred dollar banknote was issued due to inflation in the year 1984. ... ISO 4217 Code GBP User(s) United Kingdom, Crown Dependencies Inflation 2. ... The Australian pound was Australias currency from 1910 to 1966. ... The Australian florin was a coin used in the Commonwealth of Australia prior to decimalization. ... Five shilling notes were first proposed in 1916, when the value of silver was estimated to become too expensive to use for making coins due to a possible decrease in Australias supply of silver. ... 557,548,000 printed. ...