? The Royal Wedding of HRH Prince William to Miss Catherine Middleton in 2011 was a monumental occasion. The viewing figures broke many records and the Royal Australian Mint were honoured to produce this commemorative coin. The reverse was designed by RAM and shows an effigy of the happy couple with a circled rose at the base. It includes the legend
? The Type III Shield sovereign features the Imperial shield design on the reverse paired with William Wyon's portrait of Queen Victoria on the obverse. It differs from the Type II Shield sovereign by having a smaller bust. A key identification point is illustrated below. The mint of this issue can be identified by a mintmark beneath the shield on the reverse as shown in the illustrations below: The absence of a mintmark or the presence of a die number indicates a London ...
? The Type I round fifty cent is a unique issue in the sense that it is the only circulation decimal coin struck with a silver content. The silver content was significantly above face value and consequently the issue was discontinued after 1966 citing that it was too easily confused with the twenty cent coin. The fifty cent was later revised in 1969 as a dodecagonal coin. It features the coat of arms on the reverse and her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse. The issue was struck at the ...
?Image from: Stack's & Bowers Galleries . FRANCE. 5 Franc, 1816-W. Lille Mint. NGC MS-65. 'August 2013 Chicago ANA'. Retrieved from https://auctions.stacksbowers.com/lots/view/3-249N7
?Image from: Jean Elsen & ses Fils . Victoria FRANCE, Napoléon Ier , AR 5 francs, 1811 W, Lille. 'Auction 120 15 March 2014'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?lot=1301&p=lot&sid=653