? The Centenary of Canberra commemorative five dollar piece celebrates a hundred years since the Foundation Stones of Canberra were laid in 1913. The reverse features a silhouette of the city of Canberra including Parliament House and the Telstra Tower along with the text
? The 1952-A Half Penny was struck at the Perth mint with a total mintage of 1,831,680. The reverse of this piece features George Kruger Gray's iconic Kangaroo design and the obverse features Thomas H. Paget's effigy of HM King George VI. A small dot mint-mark is located on the reverse to the right of 'AUSTRALIA' . Despite the relatively low mintage the type is quite accessible into mint-state although it becomes relatively scarce and valuable at MS63. Perth ...
? In 1951 the Perth and Melbourne Mint produced 29,422,000 Half Penny pieces. In the same year the Royal Mint in London produced 6,960,000 pennies. The London variety can be distinguished by a 'PL' mint-mark and the Perth Mint variety can be be distinguished by a dot mint-mark located in the same spot. The Perth variety is easily obtainable and very affordable in almost all grades. Perth dot mint-mark on the reverse of a 1951-Y Half Penny. London ...
? In 1934 the Malay Commissioners of Currency was formed in order to provide a single economic unit for the Straits Settlements guaranteed by the Malayan Governments. Coins were first produced for the Commission in 1939 with the twenty cent first struck that year bearing a similar design to the previous Straits' pieces. The reverse features a double inner circle with 20 CENTS in the middle and the legend, COMMISSIONERS OF CURRENCY MALAYA.The series is relatively easy to complete with an exception ...
? In 1951 the Royal Mint in London produced 6,960,000 pennies for Australia. In the same year the Melbourne and Perth Mint produced a combined additional 29,422,000 pieces. The London variety can be distinguished by a 'PL' mint-mark, abbreviated from pecunia londinii or percussa londinio . The Perth Mint variety can be distinguished by a dot mint-mark located in the same spot. London 'PL' mint-mark on the reverse of a 1951-PL Half Penny. Perth dot mint-mark ...