? The reverse ram design continued into this type right up until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the shilling series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to the public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF .Several mint rolls have appeared from all dates in the 1960s, a few 1959 rolls, and a substantial hoard of 1957 shillings has turned up . All other dates are quite ...
? The Postal Services Five Dollar coin was produced in celebration of 200 years of postal services in Australia. It was minted in Sterling Silver and was forty millimetres in diameter. There was also a one dollar coin celebrating the same occasion in the same year. The reverse of this coin was designed by the Royal Australian Mint and features a vintage post office site from the commonwealth Heritage List. It also contains the legend 200 YEARS OF POSTAL SERVICES IN AUSTRALIA. The obverse ...
? 1897 marked the first year where five cent pieces of the Straits Settlements were struck at both the Royal mint in London and the Heaton mint in Birmingham. While the combined striking by both the Royal and Heaton mints allowed for lower relative mintages for both pieces compared to surrounding years, the Heaton mint piece isn't particularly scarce with examples available right up to mint state grades. Coins struck at the Heaton mint can be differentiated by the presence ...
? Following the return of Hong Kong to China, the one dollar 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 ...
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