? In 1909 three Australians Douglas Mawson, Tannat Edgeworth David and Forbes Mackay reached the South Magnetic Pole, a hard and impressive achievement that is rightly celebrated as a significant and important historical moment in the connection between Australian and the Antarctic Territory. They were exploring the Southern Continent as members of the Ernest Shackleton Expedition. The year 2007-2008 was celebrated as International Polar Year, paying tribute to the fascinating region of the Antarctic. ...
? This 20 cent coin was released for general circulation by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 and commemorates cricketing icon, Sir Donald Bradman. The reverse of this coin was designed by Vladimir Gottwald and features a central image of Bradman in one of his recognisable batting positions. This image is within a circular border and within the outer ring is the legend
? This Aquatics 50 Cent dodecagonal coin commemorates the XVII Commonwealth Games held in Melbourne during 2006. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features the artists impression of a swimmer in action. It has the official Melbourne 2006 Commonwealth Games logo and the legend 50 XVII COMMONWEALTH GAMES. The obverse shows the traditional Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara and earrings. It shows the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA ...
? The 1953 Florin was struck at the Melbourne Mint with a mintage of 12,658,000. The reverse features the Kruger Gray Coat of Arms design which remained in use until the introduction of decimal currency. The obverse features Mary Gillick's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A number of mint rolls have been found for 1953, although they often have brown toning due to the paper used in rolling. This makes the year very affordable in mint-state with the exception of the exceedingly scarce ...
? The Type I two 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. It features Stuart Devlin's iconic frilled neck lizard design on the reverse, and the Arnold Machin effigy of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on the obverse. The initials of Stuart Devlin can be found beneath the lizard on all pieces except for a number of 'Sans SD' pieces issued in 1967, 1968, and 1981 . ...