? This Duyfken solid gold coin is part of the 400 years of Friendship set. The Royal Australian Mint released this coin set to commemorate the 400 years since the Duyfken first came across Australian shores. The reverse was designed by Horst Hahne and features his impression of the Duyfken in full sail mode. There is also an old style compass and a rose signifying the relationship with the Netherlands from whence it came. The legend VOYAGE OF DISCOVERY DUYFKEN 1606 2006 is also present. ...
? This 2004 Eureka Stockade piece was issued to commemorate 150 years since the Eureka Stockade in the Victorian Goldfields. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features an impression of Victorian Government troops storming the miners blockade with the Eureka flag flown proudly overhead. The legend states
? Howard Florey was born in Adelaide, Australia on the 24th September 1898 and died aged 69 in Oxford, England on the 21st February 1968. During his lifetime, he achieved what most men never thought possible. He became a pharmacologist and pathologist in Australia and while working alongside Alexander Fleming and Ernst Chain, discovered Penicillin. To mark this man's historic success, the Royal Australian Mint struck this commemorative one dollar. The reverse was designed by Vladimir Gottwald ...
? This twenty cent piece was released by the Royal Australian Mint in 2001 as part of their extensive program celebrating the Centenary of Federation. The piece commemorates the inclusion of Northern Territory in the Australian Federation. The reverse was designed by student Lisa Brett from Leanyer Primary School in the Northern Territory. Central to her design are two Brolgas, a type of crane native to the Northern Territory, and in the background are the mountains of the Territory. The student's ...
? 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 ...