The 1932 pennies

Australian pennies dated 1932 were minted in Melbourne using dies cut from the London obverse and Birmingham reverse master tools.

> Mintage
> Designation | P32M.1B
> Obverse | London
> Reverse | Birmingham
> Mint | Melbourne
> Mintge | 2,116,000

Reverses
| P32M.1B.1 This is the slightly more common variety. The 3 has the same orientation as in the 1931 penny with the Birmingham reverse and the 2 is high, following the curve of the rim.
| P32M.1B.2 In this variety the 3 and the 2 lean noticeably to the right. The larger images below illustrate this better.

Enlargements of the date
| P32M.1B.1 Normal date.
| P32M.1B.2 3 is high. 3 and 2 slope right.

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