? This five dollar coin was issued by the Royal Australian Mint in order to celebrate 100 years of the game of Rugby. The reverse was designed by Vladimir Gottwald and features the artists impression of two rugby players in action. It includes the legend
? This coin celebrates the White Cockatoo and is part of a Bird Series of commemorative coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint. Released in 1990, this was the second 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 Kookaburra, the Jabiru. the Emperor Penguin and the Palm Cockatoo. This issue was ...
? The Arthur Phillip 1987 Two Hundred Dollar coin was issued to commemorate Phillip's departure from England two hundred years earlier in 1787. The reverse features a portrait of Arthur Phillip with the legend
? The George V florin series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, FLORIN up the top of the reverse , and the year of issue down the bottom. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can be acquired ...
? James Brooke was born in India and served in the Bengal Army. When he was wounded, he resigned his commission, bought a 142 ton schooner and sailed to the Malay Archipelago. It was here that he met Pangeran Muda Hashim and together, they crushed a rebellion which gave the throne back to the Sultan of Brunei. The Sultan subsequently decided to give Brooke the Sarawak governor position as reward for his assistance. He was officially appointed as Rajah of Sarawak in 1842 by Sultan Omar Ali Saifuddien ...