? The threepence switched over to the Kruger Gray reverse in 1937 though no circulation coins were issued until 1938; the design continued until 1952. The design features wheat stalks with AUSTRALIA around the top of the design, THREEPENCE around the bottom, and the year in the middle split on either side of the wheat stalks. The obverse features an uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP which was used ...
? Legendary flying ace, Sir Charles Edward Kingsford Smith, was famed for being an adventurer of the skies. The Royal Australian Mint decided to commemorate 100 years since his birth with this commemorative one dollar. The reverse was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and features an effigy of Smith along with a map of the world and the Lady Southern Cross aircraft in which he made his last flight. The legend reads
? The International Year of Astronomy was commemorated at the Royal Australian Mint by the release of the twenty cent, Year of Astronomy in 2009. The initiative also commemorates the 400th anniversary of Galileo Galilei's first telescope observations of the night sky . The reverse shows the artists impression of three people looking at the stars through telescopes. It contains the legend INTERNATIONAL YEAR OF ASTRONOMY and the denomination 20. It was designed by Wojciech ...
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? The Kangaroo design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the penny series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , which was modified after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state , though the 1959 plain from the Melbourne mint is quite scarce. Finding any date beyond MS64 is a challenge, ...