1 Penny - George V (Kookaburra Pattern - Type 9)
Australia • 1 Penny • Copper-nickel • 1920
- Denomination
- 1 Penny
- Issuer
- Australia
- Struck
- 1920
- Composition
- Copper-nickel
- Currency
- Pound
- Weight
- 3.84 g
- Diameter
- 18 mm
- Catalog refs
- KM Pn16
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Where it came from
The 1920 Kookaburra penny was produced as a pattern coin by the Melbourne Mint during a period when the Australian government was considering a departure from the traditional British heraldic imagery used on its coinage. These patterns were created to explore uniquely Australian motifs, with the kookaburra selected as a quintessential symbol of the nation's fauna to replace the imperial designs that had dominated until that time.
The design is attributed to W.H.J. Blakemore, an engraver at the Melbourne Mint who sought to integrate the bird into a circular composition that maintained the formality of a legal tender coin. While these pieces were never circulated and remain highly sought-after by numismatists for their artistic experimentation, they reflect a significant moment in the development of an independent Australian national identity through its currency.
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