? Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth now celebrates 60 years on the throne. The Royal Australian mint issued this commemorative two dollar coin in recognition of this occasion. The reverse was designed by Aleksandra Stokic and features a purple striped circle containing a representation of St Edwards Crown in the middle. The reverse legend states
? The 2012 Gold Miniature two cent is part of a unique eight coin set containing all of Australia's original decimal designs in 99.99% gold. Each of these coins are struck in the same miniaturised size . This two cent piece contains the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse , with the standard Stuart Devlin frilled neck lizard design on the reverse . Devlin's initials can be found underneath the lizards body. The gold miniature set was limited to a ...
? This five dollar coin was issued by the Royal Australian Mint in order to celebrate 100 years since the birth of Sir Donald Bradman. He was and remains today to be considered one of the best batsman and many of the records he set during his career spanning more than 20 years are still standing today. When he was just 21 he broke the world record for test cricket batting with an innings of 334 runs. He captained Australia 24 times and had an individual test batting average of 99.94. He also ...
? This coin celebrates the Kookaburra and is part of a Bird Series of commemorative coins issued by the Royal Australian Mint. Released in 1989, this was the first coin in the series, which celebrates the native birds of Australia. The final coin of the set paid tribute to the Wedge Tail Eagle, and was released in 1994. The coins were issued on a yearly basis and the other birds featured are the White Cockatoo, the Jabiru, the Emperor Penguin and the Palm Cockatoo. This issue was ...
? After much debate Australia shifted to a decimal currency in 1966. In 1964 the final issue of the famous kangaroo reverse pennies were struckbefore the shift. The Royal Australian Mint has commemorated fifty years since the final penny was struck by releasing this 2004 dollar piece. The reverse features the copper centre with the Kruger Gray design used on the 1964 penny. This copper internal piece is surrounded by an outer silver ring with the legend