? The 1920 Shilling was the final example of the George V Shilling to feature an 'M' for Melbourne mint-mark. The total mintage for the year was 1,642,000 - which is a quite typical mintage for the series but is substantially lower than the high mintage's of the previous three years. This lower mintage makes the type quite scarce with PCGS population reports showing only 38 graded examples of which less than fifteen are mint-state examples. The year typically ...
? In 1951 a Commemorative Florin, dubbed the Jubilee Florin, was released to celebrate the Jubilee of Federation. On the reverse the coin features a sword and mace crossing, with the crown above, and the Southern Cross constellation within. On either side of this design is the dates '1901' and '1951' with the inscription 'AUSTRALIA' above and 'FLORIN' below. The mintage for the type was 2,000,000 and its unique design and commemorative nature led to substantial hoarding. The coin ...
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? Due to the shortage of pod duang, or bullet money as it was known to foreigners, in circulation brought about by new demands from foreign traders in conjunction with problems with counterfeit pod duang, King Rama IV sought to mint flat coinage by the ancient hammering method. These first coins were struck by hand by cutting circular planchets from a thin sheet of metal, then placing these planchets between an anvil reverse die and using a hammer on the obverse ...
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