? The Type I two cent was issued from 1966 to 1984 with an additional proof striking in silver in 2006 as part of the 40th anniversary of decimal coinage set. It features Stuart Devlin's iconic frilled neck lizard design on the reverse, and the Arnold Machin effigy of her majesty, Queen Elizabeth II, on the obverse. The initials of Stuart Devlin can be found beneath the lizard on all pieces except for a number of 'Sans SD' pieces issued in 1967, 1968, and 1981 . ...
? The Royal Australian Mint has produced a silver kangaroo piece every year since 1993. This piece was designed by Rolf Harris and features a kangaroo embracing its joey against the background of the Australian bush. The reverse also features the denomination
? In 1903 the colony issued its first crown sized coins, the Straits Dollar. These were struck at the Bombay mint in India as denoted by a B mintmark. The reverse features a scroll ornament with the Chinese characters YAT YUEN in the top and bottom quadrants and the Malay characters SATU RINGGIT from left to right . The reverse legend reads STRAITS SETTLEMENTS ONE DOLLAR followed by the date. The obverse features a crowned bust of King Edward VII with the legend, EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR ...
? The commemoration of 150 years of state government in South Australia is celebrated by the release of this coin. It was struck in sterling silver in 2006. It was released as part of a set containing a total of six coins. The other coins included in the 150 years of state government commemorative set are Tasmania, Victoria, New South Wales, Northern Territory and Queensland. The reverse of this coin was designed by Wojciech Pietranik and shows an impression of a shape of the state of South Australia ...
? The 1865 is quite a scarce date, though the pricing of the coin would indicate that it is slightly overrated compared to some of the other dates in the series such as the 1863 which is of similar scarcity. This is probably because of the low 62,000 mintage reported for the date by many other catalogues. This 62,000 figure is the mintage figure for 1867, but no half sovereigns dated 1867 are known so it is the opinion of some numismatists that coins struck in that year were dated ...