? In 1940 the Australia Penny was struck at both the Melbourne and Perth branches of the Royal Mint. The Perth Mint piece can be differentiated from the Melbourne piece as it features a dot between 'KG' - the designers initials, which are located on the right of the reverse. Only 1,113,600 pieces were struck at the Perth Mint which is the second lowest mintage of all George VI Pennies. As a result the type is a semi-key date with high values across all grades. In mint-state the type ...
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? The 2013 Polar Animals Series is the Royal Australian Mint's fourth animal series, following the popular Ocean, Land and Sea series. The Polar Series encompasses six, uncirculated coins, each depicting different animals that can be found in some of the coldest places on Earth; a Polar Bear, Rockhopper Penguin, Humback Whale, Walrus, Weddell Seal, and Atlantic Puffin. The series was periodically released in pairs throughout the year in specially designed cards. The Walrus was ...
? 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 ...
? The Great White Shark is one of the most feared yet cherished of all of the Australian marine life and with a weight of up to 3000 kg can be extremely powerful and dangerous. They have been found from Southern Queensland to North Western Australia. It has long been the destination to find this shark but its numbers are on the decline and it is now a protected species around the world. The shark is arguably labelled as a man-eater but this tag could be unwarranted as more ...