This coin with H under the scroll minted in Birmingham. Nice coin in reasonable condition.
From the 2nd year of Australian coinage production. More than 100 years old. A true grandfather of Australian numismatics.
Please see the pictures.
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Design
1911-1936 All One Penny coins in this period were as follows.
Diameter 30.8 mm
Weight 9.45 grams
Edge – Plain
Bronze composition: 97% copper, 2.5% zinc, 0.5% tin.
Obverse: Has a portrait of King George V by Sir Edgar B. Mackennal
Reverse: The words “ONE PENNY“ within a circle designed by W.H.J Blakemore
There were in total 5 varites of One Penny coins minted between 1911 and 1966 when decimalisation occured.
Mints: H – Birmingham M – Melbourne S- Sydney
Mint Marks: H – Ralph Heaton Birmingham I – India
History
Some interesting historical information on King George V
The First World War took a toll on George’s health: he was seriously injured on 28 October 1915 when thrown by his horse at a troop review in France, and his heavy smoking exacerbated recurring breathing problems. He suffered from emphysema, bronchitis, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and pleurisy. In 1925, on the instruction of his doctors, he was reluctantly sent on a recuperative private cruise in the Mediterranean; it was his third trip abroad since the war, and his last. In November 1928, he fell seriously ill, and for the next two years his son Edward took over many of his duties. In 1929, the suggestion of a further rest abroad was rejected by the King “in rather strong language”. Instead, he retired for a brief period to Craigweil House, Aldwick, in the seaside resort of Bognor, Sussex. As a result of his stay, the town acquired the designation of ‘Regis’, which is Latin for ‘of the King’. A myth later grew that his last words, upon being told that he would soon be well enough to revisit the town, were “Bugger Bognor!” George never fully recovered. In his final year, he was occasionally administered oxygen. On the evening of 15 January 1936, the King took to his bedroom at Sandringham House complaining of a cold; he would never again leave the room alive. He became gradually weaker, drifting in and out of consciousness. Prime Minister Baldwin later said,each time he became conscious it was some kind inquiry or kind observation of someone, some words of gratitude for kindness shown. But he did say to his secretary when he sent for him: “How is the Empire?” An unusual phrase in that form, and the secretary said: “All is well, sir, with the Empire”, and the King gave him a smile and relapsed once more into unconsciousness. By 20 January, he was close to death. His physicians, led by Lord Dawson of Penn, issued a bulletin with words that became famous: “The King’s life is moving peacefully towards its close.” Dawson’s private diary, unearthed after his death, reveals that the King’s last words, a mumbled “God damn you!”, were addressed to his nurse when she gave him a sedative on the night of 20 January. Dawson wrote that he hastened the King’s end by giving him a lethal injection of cocaine and morphine, both to prevent further strain on the family and so that the King’s death at 11:55 p.m. could be announced in the morning edition of The Times newspaper.
*All biographical details are taken from Wikipedia for education purposes only
