Australia ½ penny 1964 

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Australia ½ penny 1964
Australia ½ penny 1964
Australia ½ penny 1964Australia ½ penny 1964

Catalogue information

LastDodo number
1587349
Area
Coins
Title
Australia ½ penny 1964
Country
Australia
Face value
0,50 penny
Year
1964
Variety / overstrike
Era
Australia - Commonwealth (1901-present)
Head of State
Elizabeth II of the United Kingdom (1952-2022)
Type
Coin
Designer
Gillick, Mary, Kruger-Gray, George Edward
Series
Theme
Fauna (Animals), Kangaroos
Material
Bronze
Weight
5.9
Diameter
25.6
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
AUSTRALIA 1964 K.G. HALF PENNY. *
Reverse
+ELIZABETH·II·DEI·GRATIA·REGINA·F:D:
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Perth)
Number produced
18.230.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 61
Catalogue number
Details
The Perth Mint introduced a new reverse die in 1963 and 1964 with 104 thick and thin denticles. This configuration was last used on the Bombay struck halfpennies of 1942 and 1943, although the earlier coins had longer denticles.