? This twenty cent coin, featuring a design by an Australian student, was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation. The reverse was design by student Megan Cummings from Norfolk Island Central School. It features various images that are iconic or representative of the island; the sun, a fish, HMS Sirus, and a boat. The largest image is of the Norfolk Pine tree, which is overlaying an outline of the island. The ...
? The 1922 half penny is one of the easier dates in the series owing to its high initial mintage of almost 7 million coins. It is available right up to MS66 thanks to two bank rolls surfacing but most of the coins were toned brown and finding higher grade examples with original mint brilliance can be quite difficult. If original mint brilliance is not required, this coin makes an excellent type coin due to its availability in MS65 and up. The date is sometimes very softly struck, ...
? The Type I two 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. It features Stuart Devlin's iconic frilled neck lizard design on the reverse, and the Arnold Machin effigy of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on the obverse. The initials of Stuart Devlin can be found beneath the lizard on all pieces except for a number of 'Sans SD' pieces issued in 1967, 1968, and 1981 . ...
? The George V sovereign series was struck from 1911 to 1931 with the design changing from 1928 to 1929 with the two types being known as the Large Head and Small Head design respectively. Large Head Design Small Head Design The issue was struck in Australia at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints up to 1926 and only the Melbourne and Perth mints thereafter. The mint of manufacture can be determined by the letter S, M or P on the exergue ...
? The obverse of this coin one cent contains the legend HONG KONG 1862 with an inner circle dividing the denomination ONE CENT top and bottom. Between this and the legend is a wreath. The reverse shows a wreath around centre circle dividing the value. HONG KONG is at the top with the date at the bottom. The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin