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A 1944 Halfpenny with a sailing ship on the reverse is a British Halfpenny.All British Halfpennies from 1937 to 1967 featured Sir Francis Drakes "Golden Hind" on the reverse.All Australian Halfpennies from 1939 to 1964 featured a kangaroo on the reverse.See the link below.
The Golden Hind did sink, it sank in 1988 on November 5th.
Francis drake set sail on the golden hind in 1577.
No, it is a British Halfpenny. All Australian coins will have AUSTRALIA on them somewhere. British coins do not have the country name on them. The sailing ship is Sir Francis Drake's "Golden Hind". The same reverse design was used for British Halfpennies from 1937 until 1967.
There were was no Australian 1956 Halfpenny minted.
There is a replica of the Golden Hind in Southwark, London and another in Brixham, Devon.
this is what the golden hind looked like -the random person wrote this! who loves tacos
The last Australian Halfpenny was minted in 1964.
The last Australian Halfpenny was minted in 1964.
The last Australian Halfpenny was issued in 1964.
There was no 1948 New Zealand Halfpenny minted.
Any Halfpenny coins circulating in Gibraltar in 1917 would have been British Halfpenny coins.