? The Chinese Year of the Dragon is the fifth year in a twelve year cycle of the Chinese calendar and to commemorate this the Royal Australian Mint issued this stunning edition. The Chinese Zodiac is composed of 12 animals arranged in order from the rat through to the pig. The order was established by a race between the animals, thousands of years ago orchestrated by the Jade Emperor of China. Chinese astrology and the Chinese zodiac are commemorated by The Australian Lunar Coin sequence. The ...
? Almost a year after the coronation of King George V in May 1910 , the Royal mint, London began to strike threepence for Australia bearing the new portrait of King George V, designed by Australian sculptor, Sir Bertram MacKennel. The late production was due to surplus, unworn 1910 dies bearing the bust of the late Edward VII remaining and the strong demand for circulating currency in Australia, especially the lower denominations. A total of 8 million threepence were produced ...
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? The Hong Kong one cent issued during the reign of King George V has his portait on the obverse along with the legend GEORGE V KING & EMPEROR OF INDIA. The reverse has the legend HONG KONG ONE CENT with Chinese characters in the centre depicting the date, denomination and country of origin. The official currency of Hong Kong following British rule was the British Pound although it was not well received by the population as the traders were used to the Chinese system of using the weight ...
? The Type II fifty cent was issued from 1985 to 1997 with the Bass and Flinders commemorative fifty cent being issued bearing the same obverse portrait in 1998. The reverse features Stuart Devlin's Coat of Arms design and the obverse features the Maklouf portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As with the earlier type Stuart Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse. The series was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian mint in a cupro-nickel alloy with ...