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Catalogue information
LastDodo number
3612437
Area
Coins
Title
Australia 1 penny 1916
Country
Currency
Year
1916
Variety / overstrike
Head of State
Type
Designer
Series
Theme
Material
Weight
9.4
Diameter
30.8
Thickness
Punch
Shape
Obverse
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ONE PENNY · 1916 ·
Reverse
GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
3.324.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 23
Catalogue number
Details
As a result of the disruption to supply lines during World War I, the Calcutta branch of the Royal Mint was called upon to strike Australian pennies in 1916, 1917 and 1918 on dies supplied by the London Mint. These coins bear an 'I' mint mark on the reverse.
