? The 1946 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a total mintage of 10,072,000. In the same year the Perth Mint also produced a further 1,316,000 pieces. The types can be differentiated by a small dot mint-mark located below the star and above the denomination on the reverse of the Perth Mint variety. The relatively high mintage of the Melbourne type makes it very affordable and accessible across most grades, only becoming expensive around MS65. Perth ...
? The Type II fifty cent was issued from 1985 to 1997 with the Bass and Flinders commemorative fifty cent being issued bearing the same obverse portrait in 1998. The reverse features Stuart Devlin's Coat of Arms design and the obverse features the Maklouf portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As with the earlier type Stuart Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse. The series was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian mint in a cupro-nickel alloy with ...
? In 1952 the Malaya and British Borneo dollar was established for use in Singapore, the Federation of Malaya, North Borneo and Sarawak with coins first issued in 1953 with the one cent first issued in 1956. While the square one cent was continued until 1961, this was replaced for one year in 1962 with a round issue featuring the legend MALAYA AND BRITISH BORNEO around 1 CENT with the date below. The obverse bears the Malayan Kris.The issue is readily available in all grades though proof strikes ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold Half Sovereign 1901. '2014 January 20 - 21 World and Ancient Coins Non Floor Session Auction - Dallas #3031'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/great-britain-victoria-gold-half-sovereign-1901-/a/3031-28594.s?hdnJumpToLot=1&x=0&y=0
? The Kangaroo design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the penny series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , which was modified after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state , though the 1959 plain from the Melbourne mint is quite scarce. Finding any date beyond MS64 is a challenge, ...