? On the first of April 1867 the Straits Settlements became a Crown Colony but it wasn't until 1871 that her first coins were struck with the one cent being first issued in 1872. The first one cent was struck at the R. Heaton and Sons mint in Birmingham as denoted by a small H mintmark beneath the bust on the obverse.The reverse design features a partitioned ring design with 1 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. ONE CENT with the date following. The obverse features the ...
? The Millennium celebrations were of a magnitude that world had never seen before. To commemorate this remarkable event, the RAM issued a commemorative fifty cent coin. During that year the Royal Australian mint issued two commemorative fifty cent pieces. One commemorating HM Queen Elizabeth II's visit to Australia, and the second, this coin commemorating the year 2000. The piece was issued as a coloured proof strike with the flag painted on a flat surface and as a regularly ...
? This 2014 Flying Corps piece is part of the Australia at War collection. The reverse features an artists impression of a photograph housed as the Australian War Memorial. The image includes a group of five Australian Flying Corp Officers in front of an Arvo 504K biplane. The reverse text states
? 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 . ...
? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...