Catalogue information

LastDodo number
3830009
Area
Coins
Title
Australia ½ penny 1946
Country
Face value
Year
1946
Variety / overstrike
Type
Series
Material
Weight
5.7
Diameter
25.6
Thickness
1.3
Shape
Obverse
AUSTRALIA KG 1946 HALF PENNY , *
Reverse
GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.
Edge
Privy mark
Mint mark
Number produced
13.747.000
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 41
Catalogue number
Details
A rare variety of this date is sometimes found with a ridge of raised fur lines running from the arch of the back to the neck. This variety is probably the product of an experimental die tested or supplied by the Melbourne Mint and may number as few as 50,000. However, it is decided not to separate it from the general population, because this date is perhaps the most poorly struck in the series, and in most cases it would be almost impossible to distinguish.