?Image from: Heritage Auctions . Victoria gold 2 Pounds 1887 MS66 PCGS. '2017 January 8 - 9 NYINC World Coins Signature Auction - New York #3051'. Retrieved from https://coins.ha.com/itm/great-britain/world-coins/great-britain-victoria-gold-2-pounds-1887-ms66-pcgs-/a/3051-34245.s?ic4=GalleryView-Thumbnail-071515
? The Hong Kong Fifty Cent coin issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II featured the Queens portrait by Cecil Thomas on the obverse. The legend reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. The reverse shows Chinese symbols of the denomination , date and country with a ring of dots. Outside of this is the legend HONG KONG FIFTY CENTS. There were proof strikes in 1960/1. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War upon the Treaty of Nanjing. Prior to the war, ...
? 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 ...
? This Five Dollar Solid Gold coin focusing on the Cascades Female Factory is part of the Colonial Heritage series. The coin forms part of a set of six which also includes Port Arthur Historic site, Hyde Park Barracks, Freemantle Prison, Coal Mines Historic Site and Old Government House. The reverse was designed by Vladimir Gottwald and features the artists drawing of the Cascades Female Factory. It contains the legend CASCADES FEMALE FACTORY 1/25 OZ.9999 Au. The obverse contains an ...
? This coin was released as part of the Royal Australian Mint's popular Gold Kangaroo collectors series. The reverse design features two allied rock wallaby's with the legend TEN DOLLARS 1/10 oz. 9999 Au. The obverse features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II with the legend ELIZABETH II AUSTRALIA 2011. The Rock-wallaby is an agile animal that can be found in habitats featuring rocky and steep terrain where they can hide during the daytime. The genus is ...