? This commemorative silver coin is one piece from a set of six, which were issued to celebrate the Olympic sporting achievements of some of Australia's best athletes. The series is called Olympic Heritage and was released in celebration of Australia's century long participation in the Olympic games. The six coins were released in pairs over three years from 1994-1996. This coin pays tribute to Shirley Strickland and was released in 1996 and paired with Betty Cuthbert. In 1994 Australia's ...
? Legendary flying ace, Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, was famed for being an adventurer of the skies. The Royal Australian Mint decided to commemorate 100 years since his birth with this commemorative one dollar. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features an effigy of Smith along with a map of the world and the Lady Southern Cross aircraft in which he made his last flight. The legend reads
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? While probably the most common date in the series in lower grades, the case is perhaps very different in mint state. With the highest mintage in the series, there is no doubt that sorting through a sack of circulated shillings will yield numerous examples of this date but the case in mint state is often very different. The reason being is that mint state quantities are generally defined by the notable hoards that turn up. For example, the Vienna hoard brought about many 1944 San Francisco ...
? 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 Tasmania joined the Federation in 1901. There were nine similar sets released at stages ...