? The Kangaroo design continued into this type, however, after the independence of India in late 1947, IND IMP needed to be omitted from the obverse legend; this did not occur until 1949. The obverse still features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left with the modified legend GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX FIDEI DEF. and was used up until the end of George VI's reign in 1952. The series is relatively easy to complete, however, the Perth mint issues, the 1950-Y, ...
? The 1942 Shilling was struck at the Melbourne Mint with a total mintage of 1,380,000. In the same year an additional 4,000,000 pieces were struck at the San Francisco Mint. The San Francisco type can be differentiated from the Melbourne by a small 'S' mint-mark located below the ram on the reverse design . The quite strong mintage means that the type is usually affordable even into the low mint-states. San Francisco 'S' mint-mark on the reverse of a 1942-S ...
? The 2014 Bright Bugs Series is the Royal Australian Mint's fifth animal series, following the popular Ocean, Land, Sea, and Polar series. The Bright Bugs series encompasses six, uncirculated coins, each depicting some of Australia's most interesting insects; the Blowfly, Ulysses Butterfly, Cuckoo Wasp, Stag Beetle, Grasshopper, and Red Bull Ant. The series was periodically released in pairs throughout the year in specially designed cards. The blow fly was part of the first ...
?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold Sovereign 1848 MS66+ NGC. '2017 January 8 - 9 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York #3051'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-victoria-gold-sovereign-1848-ms66-ngc-/a/3051-32198.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
? The George V Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE PENNY within the inner ring. The obverse features the crowned bust of King George V facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS V D.G. BRITT : OMN : REX F. D. IND : IMP . Like most George V series, this a very popular series to collect. In lower grade, all dates can ...