Australian 1953 Penny, Perth Mint
Mary Gillick, designer obverse
1881 – 27 January 1965
George Kruger Gray, designer reverse
Perth Mint
Australian 1953 Penny, Perth Mint
1953
bronze
1881 – 27 January 1965
George Kruger Gray, designer reverse
Perth Mint
Australian 1953 Penny, Perth Mint
1953
bronze
- Place made
- Perth
- Medium
- bronze
- Credit line
- Gift of S V Hagley, 1956
- Accession number
- NC00469
- Signature and date
- Obverse Description: Laureate head of Elizabeth II facing right; around, + ELIZABETH . II . DEI . GRATIA . REGINA Reverse Description: Kangaroo leaping to the left; around above AUSTRALIA. , around below, PENNY; the Federation star is in the field to the left of the kangaroo and the date, 1953 is in the field below its tail. The artist's initials KG are above the tip of the tail.
- Media category
- Coin
- Collection area
- Australian decorative arts and design