? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...
?Image from: Sincona . Victoria, 1837-1901. Sovereign 1860, London. Young head. 'SINCONA Auction 51 - 23.10.2018 13:00 Ancient Coins, World Gold Coins and Medals'. Retrieved from https://auktionen.sincona.com/Auktion/KatalogArchiv?intAuktionsId=611&lang=en
? The Type I ten cent was issued from 1966 to 1984 with an additional proof striking in silver in 2006 as part of the 40th anniversary of decimal coinage set. The obverse features the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II and the reverse features Stuart Devlin's lyrebird design. Devlin's initials can be found to the right of the birds foot. Initials of designer Stuart Devlin on a 1970 Proof Ten Cent piece. The issue was struck at the Royal ...
? 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 2009 Citizenship coin was issued to commemorate sixty years since the enactment of the Australian Citizenship Act. The reverse, designed by Wojciech Pietranik, features the faces of seven new Australians along with the legend