? The wheat stalks design continued into this type right until the conclusion of the threepence series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956 is quite scarce and underrated. Most dates other than the 1956 are relatively easy to acquire up to MS66 due to nice surfaces owing to the small size ...
? The Australia's Own Game Five Dollar Coin was issued to commemorate to success of Australian Rules Football. The reverse of the coin was designed by Vladimir Gottwald and has the AFL Cup in the centre, with a ball shaped outer ring. It also has two AFL footballs either side of the cup with the AFL name on them. Around this is the legend AUSTRALIA'S OWN GAME FIVE DOLLARS. The obverse features the traditional Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Queen Elizabeth II, right-facing with tiara and ...
? The Type II fifty cent was issued from 1985 to 1997 with the Bass and Flinders commemorative fifty cent being issued bearing the same obverse portrait in 1998. The reverse features Stuart Devlin's Coat of Arms design and the obverse features the Maklouf portrait of her majesty Queen Elizabeth II. As with the earlier type Stuart Devlin's initials can be found on the bottom of the reverse. The series was struck exclusively at the Royal Australian mint in a cupro-nickel alloy with ...
? The Tom 'Diver' Derrick VC Bridge was so named due to overwhelming local support for the World War II hero who won the Victoria Cross and liked to swim in the waters around the area of the proposed bridge. The government had originally chosen the name 'Power' Bridge after the local football team. After considerable objections and a large petition, the local community was successful in having the bridge renamed to Tom 'Diver' Derrick. There are many Capital bridges but the ...
? The Sydney 2000 Olympics Five Dollar 'Kookaburra' Silver Coin is part of a collection containing 16 pieces. It was struck in sterling silver and were designed to represent both Australia's cultural history and environment. The set comprises of Festival of the Dreaming, Kangaroo, Early settlement, Great White Shark, Immigrants, Frilled Neck Lizard, Commerce, Emu, Sports and the Arts, Koala, Sydney Harbour, Platypus, Opera House, Echidna, Air and Kookaburra. They are all in a Five Dollar denomination. ...