ALL THAT COINS
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Portrait Copyright AX Evidence Standard v2.1 · CPAXA-0005

Australian Penny Kangaroo
Source Record

Historical source, rights evidence, artistic adaptation, product connection, and integrity record.

01

Record Identity

Record ID
CPAXA-0005
Product Series
Australian Penny · Kangaroo Reverse
Series Scope
1938–1964 · George VI and Elizabeth II
Evidence Subject
Historical kangaroo illustration used as source material
02

Original Source

Book
Foot-prints of Travel; or, Journeyings in Many Lands
Publication
Boston, Ginn & Company, 1889
Book Author
Maturin M. Ballou (1820–1895)
Illustrator
Not identified in the reviewed source record
Contributing Library
Library of Congress
03

Coin-Series Scope

George VI
1938–1952 penny issues
Elizabeth II
1953–1964 penny issues
Reverse Designer
George Kruger Gray (KG)
Evidence Scope
The CPAXA source record concerns the independent 1889 kangaroo illustration used by ALL THAT COINS; it does not claim that illustration is the original Royal Mint reverse artwork.
04

Digital Provenance

Collection
Internet Archive Book Images
Source Book ID
footprintsoftrav01ball
Flickr Photo ID
14591209459
Commons File
2,000 × 1,408 JPEG
05

Rights Verification

Wikimedia Commons
No known copyright restrictions; FlickreviewR confirmed the Flickr Commons status on 25 September 2015.
Library of Congress
The catalog states that books in this collection are in the public domain and free to use and reuse.
Publication
1889
Verified
2026-09-17

“No known copyright restrictions” is preserved as the platform's rights statement and is not described as a CC0 dedication.

06

Artistic Adaptation

Use
Independent ALL THAT COINS artistic reconstruction for product design.
Historical Accuracy
This 1889 kangaroo illustration is not represented as George Kruger Gray's original Australian penny reverse artwork.
ILLUSTRATION FROM FOOT-PRINTS OF TRAVEL, 1889 / LIBRARY OF CONGRESS · INTERNET ARCHIVE BOOK IMAGES / PUBLIC DOMAIN — ARTISTIC ADAPTATION
07

Product Connection

Physical Product
ALL THAT COINS Australian Penny Kangaroo holder / slab design
Registered Designs
Republic of Korea · No. 30-1337624
No. 30-1358060
08

Evidence Archive

Internal ID
CPAXA-0005_Australia-George-VI-Penny-Kangaroo
Integrity
SHA-256 manifest after authentic evidence files are inserted.
09

Evidence Chain

Layer 1 — Historical Illustration Rights → Public Domain / No Known Copyright Restrictions Evidence
Layer 2 — ALL THAT COINS Artistic Adaptation → Creation Record
Layer 3 — Physical Holder Design → Registered Design Rights (30-1337624 / 30-1358060)

This record documents provenance and the rights basis relied upon at verification time; it is not a guarantee against every possible third-party claim.

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Sources & References