Item 74

Mint State  original coin complete within a sealed lighthouse coin flip, free track postage with this coin

Perth Mint

The 1961 Australian halfpenny obverse

features the laureate bust of young Queen

Elizabeth II facing right, with the legend:

'+ELIZABETH-II-DEI-GRATIA-REGINA-F:D:'

The reverse shows a kangaroo in motion

facing right, with the words 'AUSTRALIA'

above, and 'HALF PENNY' below.  

Underneath the roo is the date, with KG

below the tail, and a star below the nose.