The 1956 pennies

Australian pennies dated 1956 were minted in Melbourne and Perth and the reverse dies are different (see the alignment of the U in AUSTRALIA and the Ns in PENNY with respect to the rim embellishment). The Perth coin occurs in two varieties; the common one uses a newer (type 9) obverse whereas the less common was struck with the same obverse as the Melbourne coins.

Statistics
Designation | P56M.8H | P56P.8I | P56P.9I
Mint | Melbourne | Perth | Perth
Mintage | 13,872,000 | 12,121,200

Reverses
| Melbourne issue, P56M.8H This is essentially the same as the 1955 Melbourne penny.
| Perth issues, P55P.8I and P56P.9I The variety with the type 8 obverse is not as common as the one with the newer type 9 obverse but it is by no means scarce. In 2000 I counted 149 Perth pennies and found 61 had the older obverse.

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