? This silver ten cent coin has obverse type B and the legend VICTORIA QUEEN. The reverse shows a circle containing 10 CENTS 1862 with a symmetrical pattern surrounding it The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin
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? After King George V's accession, five cent pieces were first struck for the colony in 1918 featuring the same reverse design as previous issues with a partitioned ring design with 5 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. FIVE CENTS followed by the date while the obverse features the Mackennal effigy of King George V and the legend, GEORGE V KING AND EMPEROR OF INDIA.The issue was struck in all years from 1918 to 1920 with the 1920 being scarce having been withdrawn and ...
? The 1934-35 proof Melbourne Centenary refers to the 50 coins sold by the Melbourne mint to H. G. Williams as special strikes to be sold to the international market. The coin features a squared rim on the reverse with mirror surfaces on both faces. There were two and possibly a third die used to strike this issue so it is possible that more than 50 examples were struck, these may have later entered circulation. These coins were not originally sold as proof strikes with at least one client ...
? The Melbourne mint opened its doors in 1872 but it wasn't until 1873 that the first half sovereigns were struck with an M mintmark underneath the shield. A total of 165,034 half sovereigns were struck in 1873 and unlike the early Sydney mint designs, the Melbourne mint had a standardised reverse design throughout the series though the obverse had three different variants. Reverse: Melbourne mint 'M' mintmark directly below the shield and between two rosettes ...