? The 1953 Florin was struck at the Melbourne Mint with a mintage of 12,658,000. The reverse features the Kruger Gray Coat of Arms design which remained in use until the introduction of decimal currency. The obverse features Mary Gillick's effigy of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. A number of mint rolls have been found for 1953, although they often have brown toning due to the paper used in rolling. This makes the year very affordable in mint-state with the exception of the exceedingly scarce ...
? The Royal Visit Florin was struck in 1954 to commemorate the visit of Queen Elizabeth II to Australia in February 1954, the first time a British monarch had visited the country. The reverse features a lion representing Great Britain and a Kangaroo representing Australia with the legend 'AUSTRALIA FLORIN' and the date 1954. The obverse features the Mary Gillick effigy of Elizabeth II. Both the obverse and reverse design attracted much attention. The obverse legend features ...
? The 1982 Chinese Year of the Dog, one thousand dollar gold coin is the 7th coin in this series. The reverse features an Elizabeth Haddon-Care design of a dog and Chinese symbols depicting the Year of the Dog along with the legend HONG KONG $1000. The obverse has the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing and crowned. The legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND 1982. There was also a gold proof coin struck in the same year. The Chinese zodiac portrays the symbol of ...
? The Type I five cent was issued from 1966 to 1984, with an additional proof striking in silver in 2006 as part of the 40th anniversary of decimal coinage set. The obverse features the Arnold Machin portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II, with Stuart Devlin's echidna design on the reverse. Devlin's initials can be found directly underneath the denomination. The issue was struck at the Royal Australian Mint in all years with additional assistance provided by the Royal Mint London ...
? In 2016 the Royal Australian Mint released a full set of six pieces to commemorate fifty years since the introduction of decimal currency in Australia. The obverse of each of these pieces includes an internal Australian pre- decimal coin design underneath an Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II. This twenty cent piece includes the Australian Coat of Arms with the Kangaroo and Emu supports as was featured on a number of Australia pre- decimal types. The obverse legend states ...