? This 1999 twenty cent piece was issued as part of the 'Memories' set in the Royal Australian Mint's Master Pieces in Silver collection. The reverse features the Kruger Gray wheat stalk reverse design used on the 1942 Threepence. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley effigy of HM Queen Elizabeth II with legend
? The Royal Mint reports that no half sovereigns were struck in 1864 but in 1865 a total of 282,000 half sovereigns were struck . It would seem that many of the half sovereigns struck in 1865 bear the date of 1864. The number of surviving examples of each date would imply approximate mintage figures of 188,000 for the 1864 and 94,000 for the 1865, though this survival rate would seem far too dissimilar to the survival rates of the 1862 and 1863. It is possible that some of the 1863 ...
? This twenty cent piece was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation. This piece commemorates the inclusion of Western Australia in the Australian federation. The reverse was designed by student, Janice NG, from Forrestfield Senior High School in Western Australia. It features an outline of the state in Western Australia and overlaying this is the rabbit-eared bandicoot also known as the Bilby. The legend ...
? The Little Dinkums coin collection lovingly celebrates Australia's favourite creatures. The Royal Australian Mint had commissioned artist Ben Hutchings to design six characters for a coin collection named Little Dinkums. They were Petey Platypus, Kip Koala, Kato Cockatoo, Tinga the Tasmanian Tiger, LilyPilly Lizard and finally Binny Bilby. This coin was struck in Gold at a size of just 14mm.The reverse of this coin, designed by the Royal Australian Mint has the cartoon character Petey Platypus ...
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