? The Year of the Family 1994 commemorative fifty cent was issued to commemorate the international event. The reverse was designed by Carolyn Rosser and shows her depiction of a child's drawing of her family and their pet. It has the legend AUSTRALIA 1994 along with the denomination 50 cents. The obverse features the Raphael Maklouf portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing, crowned with necklace and earrings. It contains the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 1994. It has ...
? This commemorative coin pays tribute to the 50th Anniversary since the Accession of Queen Elizabeth II to the throne. Princess Elizabeth was on tour in Africa with her husband, Prince Phillip when news reached them regarding the death of her Father. Although the health of King George VI had been deteriorating ever since the war, the news still came as somewhat of a shock. Elizabeth recognising her duty to her country, immediately returned home to begin to fulfill her role as the world most ...
? The wheat stalks design continued into this type right until the conclusion of the threepence series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956 is quite scarce and underrated. Most dates other than the 1956 are relatively easy to acquire up to MS66 due to nice surfaces owing to the small size ...
? The 1924 is one of the key dates of the half penny series due in part to its low initial mintage of 681,600. While in lower grades the coin can be readily obtained and still occasionally found in virgin hoards, in mint state it is very rare with probably fewer than 50 examples available. The type is typically well struck up with 8 pearls visible even at the AU50 level and occasionally down in the XF40-45 level, a testament to the maturing half penny production line at the Melbourne mint, ...
? The 1887 half sovereigns come in a number of varieties distinguishable by the place of manufacture which can be Sydney, Melbourne or London and by the positioning of the obverse designer's initials, JEB. The mint can be determined by a mintmark , or absence of underneath the shield on the reverse. An S indicates this issue, the Sydney mint, an M indicates Melbourne while the London mint issues do not display a mintmark. S mintmark for Sydney ...