? 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 ...
? The One Baht coin was originally based on the unit of weight of one baht .
? 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 1935 half penny is one of the most common dates in the series, readily available in circulated grades and almost as common as the 1936 in mint states. The date is almost always well struck up but mint state examples often exhibit fine surface hairlines from light circulation. This is due to the fact that most mint states examples were pieces hoarded for being different around 1938-39 when the new obverse and reverse designs were introduced. This meant that most mint state examples had experienced ...
? By 1921 designs for the new square nickel composed Half Penny had already been heavily developed. It was a substantial struggle for the coin authorities to find a Kookaburra design that adequately depicted the noble animal. When finally happy the issue shifted to the obverse portrait which struggled to fit within the small coin without feeling cramped. Despite bills being drafted to introduce the new coins the designs were never full accepted and the project was suspended and eventually discarded. ...