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The Australian pre-decimal halfpenny coin, commonly known as a ha’penny (pronounced / ˈ h eɪ p ə n i /), [1] was the smallest denomination of the Australian Pound in circulation. It was a unit of currency that equalled half of a penny, 1 / 24 of a shilling, or 1 / 480 of a pound. [ 2 ]
A year later Australian pennies and half-pennies entered circulation. Unlike in New Zealand, there was no half-crown. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia. A crown or five-shilling coin was minted in 1937 and 1938. Coinage of the Australian pound was replaced by decimalised coins of the Australian dollar on 14 February 1966 ...
British coins continued in use until 1910, when Australian silver coins were introduced. These included florins, shillings, sixpences and threepences. They had a portrait of King Edward VII on one side. Australian pennies and half-pennies were introduced into circulation the following year. In 1931 gold sovereigns stopped being minted in Australia.
The 1930 penny is one of the rarest Australian coins, due to a very small number being minted, [1] and holds the record as the most valuable copper penny in the world. [2] It is highly sought after by coin collectors , and a 1930 penny in very fine condition can be worth A$45,000 or more. [ 3 ]
The Deakin government's Coinage Act 1909 [3] distinguished between "British coin" and "Australian coin", giving both status as legal tender of equal value. The Act gave the Treasurer the power to issue silver, bronze and nickel coins, with the dimensions, size, denominations, weight and fineness to be determined by proclamation of the Governor-General.
The Coinage Act of 1909 made Australian sixpence, florin, shilling, threepence, penny and half-penny coins legal tender. [ 1 ] The 1909 Act, required that batches of silver coins should be 925 fine, meaning that in every 1000 coins, 925 should be silver and the rest copper alloy .
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However, to avoid confusion with the 20c coin, and because of its excess value, it was only produced for one year and then withdrawn from circulation. No 50-cent coins were minted for 1967 or 1968. The coin was issued in a dodecagonal (12-sided) shape starting in 1969, although the 12-sided version had been minted in 1966–67 as a specimen ...