? This Kangaroo Paw one hundred fifty dollar gold proof coin issued in 1997 was the third to be released from a series of nine entitled Floral Emblems of Australia. The set was released between the years of 1995 and 2003 with a coin featuring the floral emblem of each state as well as the Commonwealth, the Australian Capital Territory and the Northern Territory. This particular coin features the Kangaroo Paw, which is the floral emblem of Western Australia. Each emblem of the entire ...
? The Kruger Gray reverse design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the florin series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, though the 1956, 1959, and 1963 florins are quite scarce in the upper mint state grades; the 1956 usually has a price ...
? The 1946-P Shilling was struck at the Perth Mint to a total mintage of 1,316,000. In the same year the Melbourne Mint also produced a further 10,072,000 pieces. The types can be differentiated by a small dot mint-mark located below the star and above the denomination on the reverse of the Perth Mint variety. The relatively low mintage of the Perth variety has made the type quite scarce. In mint-state the type is substantially more valuable than the Melbourne variety and archives ...
? The reverse ram design continued into this type right up until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the shilling series in 1963. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , due to the public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF .Several mint rolls have appeared from all dates in the 1960s, a few 1959 rolls, and a substantial hoard of 1957 shillings has turned up . All other dates are quite ...
? The Type II two dollar coin was introduced into circulation in 1999 and continues to be regularly issued today. It features the new Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II on the obverse with the standard Horst Hanhe design of an Aboriginal Elder, the Southern Cross constellation, and a grass tree on the reverse. Glossary obverse: The heads side of the coin reverse: The tails side of the coin ...