? This Five Dollar Bicentenary of Tasmania commemorative coin was issued to mark 200 years of European settlement. The reverse of the coin was designed by Vladimir Gottwald and has an outline map of Tasmania with the discovery ship 'The Lady Nelson' and local flowers. It contains the legend
? The Hong Kong Ten Cent coin issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II featured the Queens portrait by Cecil Thomas on the obverse. The legend around the perimeter reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. The reverse shows Chinese symbols of the denomination, date and country. inside a ring of dots. Outside this is the legend HONG KONG TEN CENTS. There were also proof strikes issued between 1955 and 1963. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War upon the Treaty ...
? Following the return of Hong Kong to China, the ten dollar obverse features the Bauhinia Flower which was supplied by Joseph Yam as well as the country of origin in both English and Chinese. The reverse shows the denomination in Chinese and English along with the date and numerical value. The first Hong Kong currency was established in 1864 by the fifth Governor of Hong Kong, Sir Hercules Robinson and the Hong Kong Mint was established on 7th May, 1866 in order to provide a steady supply ...
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? The 1953 Penny was the first year in the Queen Elizabeth II series. It was struck at both the Royal Mint branches in Melbourne and Perth with total mintage 's of 6,936,000 and 6,202,800 respectively. These two varieties can be differentiated by a small dot mint-mark located after 'AUSTRALIA' on the Perth issue. As a result of the similar mintage figures both mint varieties demand relatively similar prices and are very affordable into mint-state. Dot mint-mark ...