? The George V sovereign series was struck from 1911 to 1931 with the design changing from 1928 to 1929 with the two types being known as the Large Head and Small Head design respectively. Large Head Design Small Head Design The issue was struck in Australia at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints up to 1926 and only the Melbourne and Perth mints thereafter. The mint of manufacture can be determined by the letter S, M or P on the exergue ...
? The 1881 Sydney, as denoted by the S mintmark underneath the shield on the reverse is the second date in the beaded reverse design series. S mintmark indicates this coin was struck at Sydney It is probably the toughest date in this sub-series though many consider the 1882 Sydney to be slightly scarcer. The date is available in mint state, but is more often found in the VG to Fine range like much of this era. The date does turn up in VF or better from ...
? This coin is a reproduction of the commemorative coin issued by the Royal Australian Mint in 1977 in celebration of the Queens Silver Jubilee. The silver jubilee marked 25 years on the throne and was an internationally celebrated event. In 1989 the RAM released their second annual Masterpieces in Silver collection, which consisted of past commemorative 50 cent coins.The reverse design used on the original silver jubilee coin was replicated and struck to a much higher standard of finish onto ...
? This Hong Kong fifty cent was struck at the Royal Mint in London following the closure of the Hong kong mint. The obverse features the Leonard Wyon effigy of Queen Victoria along with the legend QUEEN VICTORIA interspersed with a scroll pattern border. The reverse has the legend HONG KONG along with Chinese characters depicting the date, denomination and country of origin. Contained within an inner circle is the denomination 50 CENTS. This Type II fifty cent is distinguishable from the ...
? This fifty cent coin was issued in 2001 both for general circulation and as part of the program produced by the Royal Australian Mint in celebration of the Centenary of Federation. It was struck as both a proof and uncirculated coin and was included within two sets that were issued throughout the year. The first was a three coin set, paying tribute to 100 years since the self-governed colony of South Australia joined the Federation in 1901. There were nine similar sets released ...