Numismatics Australia penny 1944 1945 1946 1947 1948

The 1944-1948 pennies

All the Australian pennies of the five-year period spanning 1944 to 1948 were struck from tools originating from the 1938 London masters. The mints at Melbourne and Perth shared the task of striking pennies during this period and the Perth strikes can be distinguished from those of Melbourne by the presence of a dot after the Y in PENNY on the reverse. The working dies for Perth were prepared in Melbourne. The mint mark was added by hand to the working dies prior to hardening so there is some variation in the position and size of the dot.

**Statistics 1944-1946**
Designation	P44M-3D	P44P-3D	P45P-3D	P46M-3D
Mint	Melbourne	Perth	Perth	Melbourne
Mint mark		Y.	Y.
Mintage	2,450,400	27,830,400	10,125,600	363,600

**Statistics 1947-1948**
Designation	P47M-3D	P47P-3D	P48M-3D	P48P-3D
Mint	Melbourne	Perth	Melbourne	Perth
Mint mark		Y.		Y.
Mintage	6,759,600	4,490,400	26,625,600	1,533,600

The 1946 penny is scarce but so are the 1944 Melbourne and the 1948 Perth coins.

Reverses

Melbourne issue, P44M-3D

Perth issue, P44P-3D

P45P-3D

All 1945 pennies were minted in Perth.

P46M-3D

Lowest mintage of all the post-1937 pennies but still readily available.

P47M-3D

P48M-3D

Melbourne issue.

P48P-3D

Perth issue.

**Reverses**
	Melbourne issue, P44M-3D
	Perth issue, P44P-3D
	P45P-3D All 1945 pennies were minted in Perth.
	P46M-3D Lowest mintage of all the post-1937 pennies but still readily available.
	P47M-3D
	P48M-3D Melbourne issue.
	P48P-3D Perth issue.

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