? On Remembrance Day Australians observea minute of silence in memory of those who died or suffered in war or armed conflict. The Royal Australian Mint has chosen to remember this occasion with this two dollar commemorative coin. The reverse features a dove carrying an olive branch with a green circle decorated with edges inspired by the Rising Sun which is the official insignia of the Australian Army. The legend states
? The 1925 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint to a mintage of 1,448,794. Every example of the year appears to have a three overdate which protrudes from the upper left part of the five. The relatively large mintage means that the type is quite accessible across most grades. PCGS population reports show that the majority of mint-state examples are around MS64 with the highest graded MS66. Signs of the 3 overdate on a 1925/3 Overdate Shilling. An ...
? The Chinese Year of the Monkey is commemorated by this one thousand dollar gold coin issued by the Royal Mint. It was struck in 1980 and represents the ninth animal in the twelve animals of the Chinese zodiac. The obverse shows an effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned. It was designed by Arnold Machin and has the legend QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1980. The reverse shows a depiction of a monkey by Elizabeth Haddon-Care with Chinese symbols and the legend HONG KONG 1980. There ...
? 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 dodecagonal type I fifty cent was issued to replace the round 1966 fifty cent from 1969 to 1984 with a number of patterns dated 1966 and 1967. It is struck on a dodecagonal planchet with the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , and Stuart Devlin's interpretation of the Australian coat of arms on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse underneath the denomination. The type was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian ...