? The George V Half Penny series, lasting throughout George V's reign from 1911 to 1936, features a partitioned, circular reverse design with COMMONWEALTH OF AUSTRALIA around the outer ring with the year at the bottom and ONE HALF PENNY within the inner ring. 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 ...
? This one hundred Dollar gold proof coin issued in 1999 was the fifth to be released from a series of nine entitled Floral Emblems of Australia. The set was released between the years of 1995 and 2003 with a coin featuring the floral emblem of each state as well as the Commonwealth, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. This particular coin features the Common Heath, which is the floral emblem of Victoria. Each emblem of the entire series is represented on ...
? The Type II two cent was issued from 1985 up until the end of the two cent series in 1991. It featured the new Raphael Maklouf portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse, with Stuart Devlin's iconic frilled neck lizard design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found underneath the body of the lizard . The series was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian mint in a bronze alloy except in 1991 where an additional silver proof was issued as part of the ...
? In 1938, 7 months after the coronation of King George VI, Australian coins bearing his majesty's bust were produced. All denominations except the half penny and sixpence were produced bearing the new Kruger Gray reverse designs. The half penny would later get it in 1939. The 1938 half penny is a relatively easy date to acquire, with a high mintage figure of over 3 million pieces, date set collectors should have no trouble obtaining the date in circulated grades. In mint state the ...
? Parliament House celebrated its 25th year in 2013. This venerable Australian landmark has become the iconic symbol of Australian Government. In recognition of this the Royal Australian Mint decided to issue a commemorative twenty cent. The Parliament House is located within a thirty-two hectare site on Capital Hill in the capital city of Canberra. It was 25 years ago that it was opened by Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. The House is now open to the public and it has a very impressive art collection ...