? The Half Cent series was struck, much like the other copper issues starting in 1872 at the Heaton mint in Birmingham with a large initial mintage of 5.6 million to satisfy the initial demand for smaller circulating currency for the newly founded colony. The issue features a partitioned circular reverse with the legend STRAITS SETTLEMENTS HALF CENT in the outer edge followed by the date and 1/2 in the middle and an obverse with the effigy of Queen Victoria facing to the left and the legend ...
? The Kangaroo at Sunset coin was struck in sterling silver and the reverse was designed by famous entertainer and artist, Rolf Harris. It shows a solitary kangaroo on the horizon with a low sun, which casts a long shadow on the animal across the plain. The legend reads 1 OZ. FINE SILVER. The obverse of the coin features the traditional Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara and earrings along with the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2009 ...
? The first eight hundred baht gold coin was issued in 1971 to commemorate the 25th year of King Bhumibol Adulyadej's reign.
? Numismatics is directly related with current events. In this instance, shortage in silver because of World War 1 halted the five cent silver productions and replaced it with a cheaper copper-nickel solution. As a result of a stoppage mid-way, 1920 silver five cent became a numismatic significant coin. The influence of WW1 on the Straits Settlements affected specifically the 1920 more so because they were collected and melted to resupply silver shortages. As such locating ...
? Remembrance Day is a day to remember those who served to protect us. It is commemorated unerringly each year to remember our fallen heroes. The Royal Australian Mint has chosen to remember this occasion with a two dollar commemorative coin of its own. The reverse, designed by Wojciech Pietranik, shows a single vibrant red poppy in the centre of some chosen words. The words are REMEMBRANCE and upside down are the immortal words LEST WE FORGET. The legend reads