? The Canberra Florin was released in 1927 to commemorate the opening of the now, Old Parliament House. The simple design was completed by renowned numismatic artist George Kruger Gray who was a 'preferred contractor' of the Royal Mint. The London branch of the mint then created the dies which were finally approved by the Australian Prime Minister Stanley Bruce. A total of 2,000,000 pieces were produced at the Melbourne Mint and are considered to be some of Australia's ...
? The Type III five cent piece has been issued from 1999 and remains the annually issued type today. The type features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth on the obverse and Stuart Devlin's iconic echidna design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found directly underneath the denomination . In addition to the large number of standard business and proof strikes a number of different strike types have been issued. From 2001, the Royal Australian Mint has intermittently ...
? The 1955 is the first year in the final run of Elizabeth II threepence. The date is relatively common with a number of mint rolls and mint rolls surfacing, most of which contained higher grade mint state coins with the typical mint roll averaging at MS65. Despite this, the date still commands reasonable premiums in higher grades, somewhat contrary to the numbers available leading me to conclude the date is somewhat overvalued. Collectors would do well to aim for at least MS66 for this date ...
? The Type I one cent was issued from 1966 until the end of the one cent series in 1991. In 2006 an additional silver-proof issue was released as part of the Masterpieces in Silver collection. The series features the Arnold Machin portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, with the Stuart Devlin feather-tail glider design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found below the tip of marsupials tail. In 1966 the one cent piece was was minted in Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. To ...
? The George V florin series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features the Australian coat of arms with ADVANCE AUSTRALIA across the scroll, FLORIN up the top of the reverse , and the year of issue down the bottom. 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 be acquired ...