Australia (1941) penny

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from Steve Album sale 34, lot 1904

This specimen was lot 1904 in Stephen Album sale 34 (Santa Rosa, May 2019), where it sold for $90. The catalog description[1] noted, "AUSTRALIA: brass penny, ND (1941), Internment Camp token, EF. Issued by the Australian Military Board in 1941, and minted by R. Arendeen & Sons Pty Ltd of Malvern, Victoria." This is from a series produced for an internment camps (for German prisoners) which ranged from a penny to five shillings, all in bronze. Varieties exist, including specimens with misplaced or missing holes.

Recorded mintage: unknown.

Specification: brass.

Catalog reference: KM-Tn1.

Source:

  • McDonald, Greg, The Pocket Guide to Australian Coins and Banknotes, 23rd ed., Lavington, Australia, 2017.
  • Pitt, Michael, ed., Renniks Australian Coin and Banknote Values, 32nd Edition, Matraville, New South Wales, Australia: Renniks Publications, 2023.
  • Michael, Thomas, and Tracy L. Schmidt, Standard Catalog of World Coins, 1901-2000, 47th ed., Iola, WI: Krause Publications, 2019.
  • [1]Album, Stephen, Joseph Lang, Paul Montz, Michael Barry and Norman Douglas Nicol, Auction 34, Santa Rosa, CA: Stephen Album Rare Coins, Inc., 2019.

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