1953 (p) Elizabeth II Australian Bronze Penny

Obverse

Reverse

Type Details

Country:  Australia 
Period:  Commonwealth, Elizabeth II 
Face value:  1 Penny 
Date:  1953 
Purpose:  Circulation 
 
Obverse:  Bust of Elizabeth II facing right 
Legend:  ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA 
 
Reverse:  Kangaroo to the left, date below 
Legend:  AUSTRALIA PENNY 
 
Designer(s) / Engraver(s): 
  Mary Gillick, George Edward Kruger Gray 
 
Catalogue:  KM# 50 

Currency

Unit:  Australian Pound 
System:  Sterling pre-decimal 
 
Fractions:  12 Pence = 1 Shilling
2 Shillings = 1 Florin
5 Shillings = 1 Crown
20 Shillings = 1 Pound
1 Sovereign = 1 Pound
 
Mint Marks: 
A - Adelaide, Australia
B - Brisbane, Australia
(b) I - Bombay, India
C, (c) - Canberra, Australia
(c) I - Calcutta, India
D - US Mint, Denver, Colorado, United States
H - Heaton & Sons, Birmingham, England
(L) - The Royal Mint, London, England
M, (m) - The Royal Mint, Melbourne, Australia
P, (p) - The Perth Mint, Australia
PL - Heaton and Sons, Birmingham, England
PL - The Royal Mint, London, England
S - US Mint, San Francisco, California, United States (1942-1944)
S, (sy) - The Royal Mint, Sydney, Australia

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Issue

Year: 
1953 (p) 
Mint:  Perth 
Mintage:  6,203,000 
Scarcity: 
 
Valuation: 
Notes:  Dot after AUSTRALIA 

Specifications

Total Weight:  9.5000g (0.31 Oz)  
Composition:  Bronze 
Alignment: 
Medal 
Diameter:  30.50mm 
Thickness:  1.71mm 

Value Range

Year Mintage G F VF EF AU UNC BU PF
1953 (p) 6,203,000 $0.20 $0.65 $2.50 $7.00 $20.00 $35.00
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