? This 1999 twenty cent piece was issued as part of the 'Memories' set in the Royal Australian Mint's Master Pieces in Silver collection. The reverse features the Kruger Gray wheat stalk reverse design used on the 1942 Threepence. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II with legend
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? This twenty cent piece was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation. This piece commemorates the inclusion of Western Australia in the Australian federation. The reverse was designed by student, Janice NG, from Forrestfield Senior High School in Western Australia. It features an outline of the state in Western Australia and overlaying this is the rabbit-eared bandicoot also known as the Bilby. The legend ...
? 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 ...
? In 1872, the newly established Melbourne Mint joined the Sydney Mint in striking full and half sovereigns and continued to strike half sovereigns until 1915, and full sovereigns until 1931, then silver and copper coinage until its closure in 1968 Pty Ltd, 2009) . The Sydney Mint closed in 1926 having produced gold, silver, and copper coins throughout its time Pty Ltd, 2009) . The Half Sovereign Jubliee Head was the third half sovereign series to be struck at an Australian ...