The Type III one dollar coin was first issued in 2000 and continues to be issued today. It features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse and Stuart Devlin's iconic 'Mob of Roos' design on the reverse.
? The Ian-Rank Broadley portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II was introduced to the fifty cent in 1999 providing a more mature face of the Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II. Other than this, the Type III Fifty Cent is identical to previous issues with Australia's coat of arms on the reverse around the digit 50. A number of different strike types were issued along side the standard business strike, specimen strike and proof strike. From 2001, the Royal Australian mint intermittently ...
? The first 112 coins issued by the Commonwealth of Australia were reserved as specimens or presentation pieces , many being found with a presentation box though other than provenance or accompanying material there is little that can be used to differentiate them from normal business strikes. Without such evidence, they are generally sold as business strikes although the superior strike and surfaces would no doubt command premiums for the coins anyhow. The ...
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? King Edward VII ascended to the British throne in 1901 but it was not until 1902 that sovereigns were struck bearing his bust. Sovereigns were struck at all Australian branches of the Royal mint throughout his reign up until his death in 1910. Mintages throughout the period were generally high but a combination of the rough handling process at the mint and between banks, and the natural softness of gold, ensured that higher mint state examples have become virtually ...