The 1915 Australian halfpenny obverse features the robed and crowned bust of King George V facing left, with the legend:
‘GEORGIVS V D.G.BRITT:OMN:REX F.D.IND:IMP:’
The reverse shows an inner beaded circle with
the words ‘ONE HALF PENNY’ above a small scroll, surrounded by the legend: ‘COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA’, and the date below.
Collection located in Adelaide, South Australia
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Halfpenny 1915 – H
Minted at only 720,000 examples, the H mint mark is visible under the lower scroll on reverse to indicate that the coin was produced at the Heaton mint in London.
In 2015, a NGC MS-64 example was sold for AUD$21,065.59 by International Auctions Galleries.
