? To commemorate a century since the first national stamp was issued in 1913 the Royal Australian Mint issued this uncirculated fifty cent piece. The reverse features A. Baggio's representation of the first Australian stamp which featured a map of Australia and a kangarro. The reverse legend states
? The 1966 One Cent was minted at Melbourne, Perth and Canberra. To distinguish the mint of manufacture just look closely at the left-most whiskers of the possum. If the left most whisker is blunted then the coin was minted in Melbourne. If the second from the left most whisker is blunted then the coin was minted in Perth. If neither is blunted then the coin was minted in Canberra. No blunted whiskers indicates minted in Canberra. Left most whisker is ...
? The 1925 proof penny is a proof of record striking produced at the Melbourne mint. Whilst not particularly scarcer than the other proof pennies from 1923 to 1933, the proof 1925 penny enjoys strong premiums over the other issues due to its perceived scarcity owing to the key date business strikeas seen with a 2009 sale at $291,250 . The penny, like other proof pennies of the era, is known by fewer than 10 examples and can be ...
? The 1934 proof penny was issued along side the other 1934 denominations at the request of New Zealand dealer H. G. Williams . A total of 50 pieces of each denomination were ordered which is believed to be the entire mintage figure, most of which were sold to American collectors. The coin is best characterized by an intense mirror finish on the reverse and a mirror obverse finish with a bright, glowing relief though this may be lost to ...
? The Ian-Rank Broadley portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II was introduced to the fifty cent in 1999 providing a more mature face of the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Other than this, the Type III Fifty Cent is identical to previous issues with Australia's coat of arms on the reverse around the digit 50. A number of different strike types were issued along side the standard business strike, specimen strike and proof strike. From 2001, the Royal Australian mint intermittently ...