? This beautifully designed and sculpted one dollar coin aptly depicts the type of work typically carried out by Surf Life Saving Australia. It is a commemorative coin that was issued by the Royal Australian Mint to celebrate a centenary of volunteer work by the Australian lifesavers. They provide an invaluable service, on which Australia has come to depend with their love of surfing and beach and water activities. This coin pays tribute to those men and women whose services are not taken ...
? The Type III ten cent piece has been issued regularly since 1999. The type features the Ian Rank-Broadley portrait of HM Queen Elizabeth II which was introduced to put a more mature face of HM on Australia's circulating currency. The reverse contains Stuart Devlin's superb lyrebird design. Devlin's initials can be found beside the birds foot . A number of different strike types have been issued in addition to the standard business, specimen, and proof strikes. From 2001, the ...
? This commemorative coin celebrates the role played by camel trains as a form of transportation that opened up possibilities and opportunities for the continued development of Australia as a nation. It is a five dollar proof coin struck into sterling silver by the Royal Australian Mint. The camel train coin is one from a set of five that makes up the Masterpieces in Silver collection named 'Opening of the Continent.' Each coin represents a different form ...
? In January 1901 King Edward VII acceded to the British throne with the first business strike fifty cent pieces struck in 1902. The reverse design features a partitioned ring design with 50 in the inner circle with the legend, STRAITS SETTLEMENTS. FIFTY CENTS with the date following. The obverse features a crowned bust of King Edward VII with the legend , EDWARD VII KING & EMPEROR by Royal Mint engraver, George W. De Saules.The Edward VII series continues some of the scarcity associated ...
? In 1951 the Perth and Melbourne Mint produced 29,422,000 Half Penny pieces. In the same year the Royal Mint in London produced 6,960,000 pennies. The London variety can be distinguished by a 'PL' mint-mark and the Perth Mint variety can be be distinguished by a dot mint-mark located in the same spot. The Perth variety is easily obtainable and very affordable in almost all grades. Perth dot mint-mark on the reverse of a 1951-Y Half Penny. London ...