The first halfpennies, 1911 and 1912

> Mintage
> Designation | H11L.1A | H12H.1A
> Mint | London | Heaton & Son
> Mint mark | None | H below lower scroll
> Mintge | 2,832,000 | 2,400,000

The 1911 halfpenny was struck at the Royal Mint in London but in 1912 the task of minting Australian halfpennies was sub-contracted to the private mint facility of Heaton & Son in Birmingham, just as it was for the pennies of that year. In contrast to the pennies, the same reverse die was used for both years.

Reverses
| H11L.1A (In case you're wondering, the mark under the bar is a carbon spot.)
| H12H.1A

Enlargement of the mint mark
| Part of the 1912 halpenny shown above, enlarged to show the mint mark.

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