1911 to 1936 George V obverse/reverse dies
Obverse 1:
English (London) Obverse. The last leg of the N in OMN and the following colon point between 2 rim beads. The gap between the O in OMN and the rim is wider. The R in BRITT has a short leg with a pronounced knee. Both colons at IMP point directly at rim beads.
This was used from 1911 to 1915 and again from 1919 to 1936.
The outer rim has 177 denticles.
Obverse 2:
Indian (Calcutta) obverse. The last leg on the N in OMN and the following colon point directly at a rim bead. The gap between the O in OMN and the rim is closer. The R in BRITT has a longer leg. Both colons at IMP point between the rim beads.
This was used from 1916 to 1918, 1920 to 1922, 1924, 1927 and then 1929 to 1931
The outer rim has 178 denticles.
Reverse A:
(London) The AL in AUSTRALIA is aligned with the rim denticles while the IA is aligned with the gaps.
This one was used in 1911 and again from 1923 to 1931.
This die was used at the Melbourne, Sydney and London mints during these years.
The outer rim has 174 denticles.
Reverse B:
(Birmingham) The AL in AUSTRALIA is aligned with the gaps while the IA is aligned with the denticles.
Used from 1912 to 1915, 1919, 1921, 1922 and again from 1931 to 1936.
This die was used at the Melbourne, Sydney, Perth, Heaton and London mints over these years. The Heaton coin for 1912 has the first of the mintmarks found on our usual coinage with a H situated under the lower scroll to denote the Heaton mint.
The outer rim has 174 denticles.
Reverse C:
(Calcutta) The L in AUSTRALIA is aligned with the rim denticles while both A's and the I are aligned with the gaps.
Used in 1916 to 1918 and again in 1920.
This die was used at the Melbourne, Sydney and Calcutta mints. The Calcutta reverse has an I under the lower scroll.
The outer rim has 177 denticles.