? The Queen's Baton Relay commemorative five dollar coin was issued in 2006. The reverse was designed by Peter Soobik and shows the official Melbourne Games logo along with the Queens Baton Relay insignia. This beautiful design also shows a Melbourne bridge and the legend
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? This coin celebrates the Kookaburra and is part of a Bird Series of commemorative coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint. Released in 1989, this was the first coin in the series, which celebrates the native birds of Australia. The final coin of the set paid tribute to the Wedge Tail Eagle, and was released in 1994. The coins were issued on a yearly basis and the other birds featured are the White Cockatoo, the Jabiru, the Emperor Penguin and the Palm Cockatoo. This issue was ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold 1/2 Sovereign 1880 MS64 NGC. '2019 January 15 - 16 World Coins Signature Internet Auction - Dallas #3072'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-victoria-gold-1-2-sovereign-1880-ms64-ngc-/a/3072-36677.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
? The 1956 Sixpence was struck at the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 7,904,000. This is the lowest mintage year in the second type of the Elizabeth II sixpence series. Despite this, the coin is still relatively easy to acquire in circulated grades but can be quite a tough coin in higher mint-state grades. The Melbourne Olympics in 1956 ensured a large number of tourists entering Australia causing an increased need for circulating currency. As a result, an overwhelming ...