Australian 1916 Halfpenny

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Bertram MacKennal, designer obverse
Australia
1863 – 1931

William Henry James Blackmore, designer reverse
England
1871 – 1945

Australian 1916 Halfpenny
1916
bronze
Place made
Calcutta (Kolkata), West Bengal, India
Medium
bronze
Credit line
Gift of S V Hagley,1956
Accession number
NC00492
Signature and date
Obverse Description: Crowned and robed bust of George V facing left; around, GEORGIVS V D. G. BRITT: OMN: REX F. D. IND: IMP: ; below bust in small lettering the artist's initials B.M. Reverse Description: At centre within a circle of beads, the words ONE HALF PENNY in three lines above a plain scroll (the mint mark I is below this scroll); around the circle of beads, COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA . 1916 .
Media category
Coin
Collection area
International decorative arts and design