? The George V Half Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE HALF PENNY within the inner ring. 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 ...
? Following the return of Hong Kong to China, the two dollar obverse features the Bauhinia Flower which was supplied by Joseph Yam as well as the country of origin in both English and Chinese. The reverse shows the denomination in Chinese and English along with the date and numerical value. The coin has a scalloped design making it prominent addition.The first Hong Kong currency was established in 1864 by the fifth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Hercules Robinson and the Hong Kong Mint was established ...
? The 1887 pattern two pound and five pound coins were originally struck to commemorate the Golden Jubilee of Queen Victoria on the 20th of June 1887. While the Royal Mint London produced many thousands of both denominations, the Sydney branch of the Royal Mint produced a very small number of each denoted by an S on the exergue line above the date. 'S' mintmark indicates Sydney Mint strike No mintmark indicates London strike It is possible that ...
? Following the example of the Sydney Mint, which had been established in 1855 to ensure efficient minting of Australian gold into legal tender Pty Ltd, 2009) , and the passing of The Colonial Branch Mint Act of 1866, the Melbourne Mint was established in June, 1872 Pty Ltd, 2009) . Victoria's ample gold resources were also a strong factor in the British' government's decision to open a branch in Melbourne . The building that housed the Melbourne Mint ...
? The Kangaroo design continued into this type but after the independence of India in late 1947, IND IMP needed to be omitted from the obverse legend, however, it was not until 1949 that this was done. The obverse still features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left but the legend changed to GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF. and was used up until the end of George VI's reign in 1952. The series is relatively easy to complete but the 1951 plain and 1952-A are ...
