Title:
Australia Penny
Description:
Australian pre-decimal bronze Penny dated 1957. Reverse shows a bounding kangaroo facing left with legend ”AUSTRALIA” around the top and ”PENNY” at the bottom; date ”1957” appears at lower right. Obverse shows the young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right with surrounding legend ”ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D:”. The coin shown appears to be the Perth Mint variety identified by the dot after the ”Y” in ”PENNY” (”1957 Y.”). Plain edge.
Country:
Australia
Year:
1957
Mintage:
15979000 (approx; circulation). Proof mintage reported separately for 1957(p): 1112 (proof).
Material:
Bronze
Denomination:
1d
Weight:
9.45
Diameter:
30.8
Edge:
Plain
Designers:
Mary Gillick
George Kruger Gray
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Date Added:
2025-12-27 13:28:19
Automatic Estimated Date:
2025-12-27
Date Added:
2025-12-27 13:28:19
