? This Olympic Taekwondo commemorative coin was part of a set released following the 2000 Olympic Games in Sydney. They depict 28 forms of Olympic sports. The obverse features an Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara. It also has the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2000. The reverse shows an Olympic Taekwondo competitor performing a kick as well as the official Sydney 2000 Olympic logo and the five rings. This was designed by Philip Holliday ...
? In 1951 a Commemorative Florin, dubbed the Jubilee Florin, was released to celebrate the Jubilee of Federation. On the reverse the coin features a sword and mace crossing, with the crown above, and the Southern Cross constellation within. On either side of this design is the dates '1901' and '1951' with the inscription 'AUSTRALIA' above and 'FLORIN' below. The mintage for the type was 2,000,000 and its unique design and commemorative nature led to substantial hoarding. The coin ...
? The 1931 Penny was stuck at the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 494,000. This was one of the lowest mintage figures of the series and as a result the type is relatively expensive for the series across all grades. In mint-state it would be a challenge for collectors to find an example below a thousand dollars. It has been discovered that there are four varieties of the year. The varieties have emerged from a combination of two different obverse dies and two different ...
? The 2014 Bright Bugs Series is the Royal Australian Mint's fifth animal series, following the popular Ocean, Land, Sea, and Polar series. The Bright Bugs series encompasses six, uncirculated coins, each depicting some of Australia's most interesting insects; the Blowfly, Ulysses Butterfly, Cuckoo Wasp, Stag Beetle, Grasshopper, and Red Bull Ant. The series was periodically released in pairs throughout the year in specially designed cards. The stunning cuckoo wasp is a stunning parasitoid ...
? 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 ...