Australia ½ penny 1939 (Kangaroo reverse) 

• 1939 
• KM# 41 
• Australia 
• 0,50 penny 

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Coins

Australia ½ penny 1939 (Kangaroo reverse)

1939

Kangaroo reverse

Kruger-Gray, George Edward, Paget, Thomas Humphrey

5.7

25.5

AUSTRALIA KG 1939 HALF PENNY

GEORGIVS VI D:G:BR:OMN:REX F:D:IND:IMP.

Plain

544.000

KM# 41

The 1939 halfpennies started out with the long standing • COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA • reverse introduced in 1911, but during the year's production a new design was adopted featuring a scaled down version of the new kangaroo reverse used on the pennies. However, on the halfpennies the kangaroo was reversed to face right whereas on the pennies it faced left. The positioning of the designer's initials, 'K.G', was also moved to below the tail from its position above the tail on the pennies. This new unaltered London reverse is characterised by very detailed fur lines on the paws of the kangaroo and on the underside of the tail and the ear, as well as a series of prominent rib lines found at the juncture of the leg and torso. However, these features may only be visible on early strikes and so the easiest diagnostic feature for this variety is the double foot in the 'Y' in 'HALFPENNY'. Interestingly, both types of the 1939 'Roo' halfpenny have strong fur lines in the ear, a design feature that disappeared with the single foot 'Y' halfpennies produced from 1940 to 1949. Evident fur lines in the ear did not reappear until the double foot 'Y' halfpenny re-emerged in 1950.