Australia 1 penny 1927 (Indian reverse) 

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Australia 1 penny 1927 (Indian reverse)
Australia 1 penny 1927 (Indian reverse)
Australia 1 penny 1927 (Indian reverse)
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Catalogue information

LastDodo number
4677325
Area
Coins
Title
Australia 1 penny 1927 (Indian reverse)
Country
Australia
Face value
0,01 pound (1 penny, 1 piastre, 10 pruta)
Year
1927
Variety / overstrike
Era
Australia - Commonwealth (1901-present)
Head of State
George V of the United Kingdom (1910-1936)
Type
Coin
Designer
MacKennal, Edgar Bertram
Series
Theme
Material
Bronze
Weight
9.4
Diameter
30.8
Thickness
Punch
Medal alignment
Shape
Round
Obverse
COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA ONE PENNY · 1927 ·
Reverse
GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT: OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:
Edge
Plain
Privy mark
None
Mint mark
None (Melbourne)
Number produced
Krause and Mishler number
KM# 23
Catalogue number
Details
At the closure of the Sydney Mint in 1926, usable dies were returned to the Melbourne Mint and a small number of pennies were struck in 1927 with the Indian obverse. This variety is very scarce in average grade and extremely rare in high grade.