? The George V sovereign series was struck from 1911 to 1931 with the design changing from 1928 to 1929 with the two types being known as the Large Head and Small Head design respectively. Large Head Design Small Head Design The issue was struck in Australia at the Sydney, Melbourne and Perth mints up to 1926 and only the Melbourne and Perth mints thereafter. The mint of manufacture can be determined by the letter S, M or P on the exergue ...
? In 1915 the Australian Commonwealth Shilling was produced at both the Royal Mint in London and the private Mint of Heaton & Sons in Birmingham. It was necessary to employ Heaton & Sons as the Royal Mint was temporarily refocused on the production of military materials for the war effort. The Royal Mint produced a total of 800,000 pieces and the private mint produced 500,000. The Shillings produced at the latter were struck with a small 'H' mint-mark on the reverse below the date . ...
? Following the discovery of gold in Sydney, sovereigns were minted at the Sydney Mint from 1855 and continued until 1916. Prior to the discovery of gold, Australian colonies were reliant upon coins minted in Great Britain as these were the only coins recognised as having legal tender status . The 1850s Gold Rush affected not only the mintage of coins but also sudden population growth, particularly in Victoria. In turn, this demanded sudden developments in government administration ...
? The proof Canberra florin was Australia's first commemorative coin, issued to celebrate the opening of the provisional Parliament House in Canberra. After prolonged debates, on 1 January 1911 Canberra was selected to be Australia's capital city and home to national Parliament. Construction for the temporary location was not approved until 1923 and during construction Parliament was held in Melbourne. Old Parliament House was opened on 9 May 1927 with an official ceremony and both the Senate ...
? This one dollar coin was issued in 2008 during the year that the Australian Government and the Royal Australian Mint decided to declare the Year of the Scout. This year was significant as it marked 100 years since the founding of Scouts Australia. This commemorative one dollar coin went into general circulation as legal tender in April 2008 to pay tribute to the importance of scouts in Australian culture and to celebrate the work and achievements of the various scouting groups around the ...
