? The threepence switched over to the Kruger Gray reverse in 1937 though no circulation coins were issued until 1938; the design continued until 1952. The design features wheat stalks with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, THREEPENCE around the bottom, and the year in the middle split on either side of the wheat stalks. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP which was used ...
? This is the third silver proof coin from a commemorative set called the Australian Landmark series and it celebrates the Melbourne Cricket Ground. The series was released in three stages with 6 coins altogether released in pairs according to three themes between the years of 1997-1999. The three themes were Sydney, Melbourne and the Snowy Mountains. This particular coin is of course taken from the Melbourne theme issued in 1998, in which it was paired with a coin commemorating ...
? The Hong Kong Fifty Cent coin issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II featured the Queens portrait by Cecil Thomas on the obverse. The legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. The reverse shows Chinese symbols of the denomination , date and country with a ring of dots. Outside of this is the legend HONG KONG FIFTY CENTS. There were proof strikes in 1960/1. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War upon the Treaty of Nanjing. Prior to the war, ...
? The Chinese Zodiac is an astrological system that rotates through a twleve year lunar cycle. Each of these years is associated with an animal arranged in order from the rat through to the pig. An ancient folk story states that the order was established by a race between the animals that was orchestrated by the Jade Emperor of China. It is believed that each of these animals is associated with a set of characteristics that may serve as an astrological guide to understand the events that occur in ...
? The 2000 George VI fifty cent piece was issued as part of the 'Monarchs' set in the Royal Australian Mint's Master Pieces in Silver Collection. The reverse features the obverse design used on the 1937 Florin with the Thomas G. Paget portrait of HM King George VI and the Latin legend