? Following the return of Hong Kong to China, the fifty cent obverse features the Bauhinia Flower which was supplied by Joseph Yam as well as the country of origin in both English and Chinese. The reverse shows the denomination in Chinese and English along with the date and numerical value. The first Hong Kong currency was established in 1864 by the fifth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Hercules Robinson and the Hong Kong Mint was established on 7th May, 1866 in order to provide a steady supply ...
? The 1982 Two Hundred dollar gold coin was issued to celebrate the Commonwealth Games that were held in Brisbane. The reverse features an athlete hurdling over the Commonwealth Games logo with the legend
? This commemorative coin celebrates 60 years since the end of World War II, a conflict in which Australia was heavily involved, both in Europe and at home. This twenty cent coin is entitled Coming Home and represents the feelings of all Australians on receiving news that the war was over and everyone who was still involved would be returning home. The image sculpted into this coin is based on a photograph featuring a young girl meeting her father for the first time on his return home ...
? The 1924 is one of the key dates of the half penny series due in part to its low initial mintage of 681,600. While in lower grades the coin can be readily obtained and still occasionally found in virgin hoards, in mint state it is very rare with probably fewer than 50 examples available. The type is typically well struck up with 8 pearls visible even at the AU50 level and occasionally down in the XF40-45 level, a testament to the maturing half penny production line at the Melbourne mint, ...
? The Type I round fifty cent is a unique issue in the sense that it is the only circulation decimal coin struck with a silver content. The silver content was significantly above face value and consequently the issue was discontinued after 1966 citing that it was too easily confused with the twenty cent coin. The fifty cent was later revised in 1969 as a dodecagonal coin. It features the coat of arms on the reverse and her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The issue was struck at the ...
