The 1916, 1917 and 1918 halfpennies

Mintage
Designation | H16C.1A | H16C.2A | H17C.1A | H18C.1A
Mint | Calcutta | Calcutta | Calcutta | Calcutta
Mint mark | I above date | I above date | I above date | I above date
Mintage | 3,600,000 | 7 known | 5,760,000 | 1,440,000

With the Australian mints not yet prepared to strike silver and bronze coins and with the Royal Mint occupied with wartime commitments, the task of striking Australian bronze coins was contracted out to the Calcutta branch mint.

In contrast to the pennies, new master tools were not prepared for Calcutta.

Reverses
| H16C.1A H16C.2A
| H17C.1A
| H18C.1A

A very small number of 1916 halfpennies were struck with the obverse die of an Indian quarter anna. For more information on this extremely rare coin, click on the image below.

H16C mule

The 1916 halfpenny also has a "tall 6" date variety.

Title
| The date on a normal 1916 halfpenny
| "Tall 6" variety. Scarce.

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Prepared: 31st December 2000 (final day of the 20th century)
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