Australia ½ penny 1938 

• 1938 
• KM# 35 
• Australia 
• 0,50 penny 

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Coins

Australia ½ penny 1938

1938

5.67

25.5

1.5

Commonwealth of Australia, One Half penny, jaar

Georgius VI D.G. Br.Omn: Rex F.D. Ind: Imp:

Plain

3.014.000

KM# 35

King George V died in January, 1936 and Edward VIII ascended the throne. The London Mint produced obverse master tools (hubs and dies) for Australia featuring the new monarch for all denominations, but on the abdication of the King these were destroyed. No Australian coins were struck with an Edward VIII obverse but hubs for the penny and threepence were sent to Australia and their destruction was confirmed by letter on December 19, 1936. In 1937 patterns were struck to test new obverse and reverse designs. These comprised double and single sided patterns for the penny, threepence, shilling and florin which all featured new reverses. No 1937 halfpenny or sixpence patterns are known to exist and coincidentally when the first circulating coins of George VI were introduced in February, 1938 the halfpenny and sixpence kept their old designs.