Grading and value

VGFVFEFaUncUnc
$0.75$0.90$1.25$2.50$7.00$22+

VG = Very good, F = Fine, VF = Very fine, EF = Extremely fine = aUnc = Almost uncirculated, Unc = Uncirculated

1959 Australia One Penny

The 1959 Australian penny obverse features the young laureate bust of Queen Elizabeth II facing right, with the following surrounding legend:

‘+ELIZABETH-II-DEI-GRATIA-REGINA-F:D:’

The reverse shows a kangaroo in motion facing left, with the date below the tail, KG above the tail, and a star below the chest.  Above is the word ‘AUSTRALIA’, and below the word ‘PENNY’.

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