When the Australian penny coin was replaced in 1938 with a coin carrying the central design of a leaping kangaroo.......

Question

What medieval coin, first minted around 1140 by Roger II of Sicily, was adopted by Florence in 1252 and Venice in 1283, and was in use in Austria-Hungary until 1914?

Answer 1

The words "ONE PENNY"
None of the Australian coins pre-1938 carried Britannia or a ship (several carried the Australian coat of arms or other Australian matters e.g. Parliament House, or a rider on a horse). The ram's head was a design used from 1938, on the shilling.