? The diamond jubilee fifty cent piece was issued by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate sixty years since Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II was crowned in 1953. The reverse of this piece was designed by Stuart Devlin and depicts St. Edward's Crown which was used during Her Majesty's coronation and the coronations of numerous British monarchs before her. The reverse legend states
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? The Type III five cent piece has been issued from 1999 and remains the annually issued type today. The type features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth on the obverse and Stuart Devlin's iconic echidna design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found directly underneath the denomination . In addition to the large number of standard business and proof strikes a number of different strike types have been issued. From 2001, the Royal Australian Mint has intermittently ...
? The Sydney mint reverted to the Imperial St George and Shield designs in 1871 with the Shield design intended for export to other colonies. The first St George design depicts Pistrucci's St George slaying the dragon with the designer's initials B.P. in large characters on the right below the exergue. The design would only last for half a year with the Sydney mint switching to a small B.P. design later in the year, making the large BP scarce. Glossary mint: ...
? Following the discovery of gold in Sydney, sovereigns were minted at the Sydney Mint from 1855 and continued until 1916. Prior to the discovery of gold, Australian colonies were reliant upon coins minted in Great Britain as these were the only coins recognised as having legal tender status . The 1850s Gold Rush affected not only the mintage of coins but also sudden population growth, particularly in Victoria. In turn, this demanded sudden developments in government administration ...