Halfpenny coin values - Australia

Australia

halfpenny

1911 to 1964

Values, images, and specifications for Australian

half penny coins from 1911 to 1964.

Australia's first halfpenny

was minted in 1911.

The halfpenny ran until 1964,

when Australia stopped

minting pre-decimal coins

in preparation for

decimilisation in 1966.

The Australian halfpenny obverse features the United Kingdom

monarch of the time.

The 'Commonwealth of Australia' reverse was used in earlier

years, (1911 to 1939), prior to the introduction of the

'kangaroo reverse' during 1939. (1939 to 1964).

The official legal tender of Australia before

1910 was United Kingdom currency.

1 halfpenny = 1/2 of a penny

= 1/24 of a shilling = 1/480 of a pound

Dates not minted: 1910, 1937, 1956 - 1958