? The Hong Kong Ten Cent coin issued during the reign of Queen Elizabeth II featured the Queens portrait by Cecil Thomas on the obverse. The legend around the perimeter reads QUEEN ELIZABETH THE SECOND. The reverse shows Chinese symbols of the denomination, date and country. inside a ring of dots. Outside this is the legend HONG KONG TEN CENTS. There were also proof strikes issued between 1955 and 1963. Hong Kong was ceded to Britain in 1842 following the First Opium War upon the Treaty ...
? The 1921 Sixpence was the first year in the series to be produced at both the Melbourne and Sydney Mint. The reverse features W. H. J. Blakemore's simple Coat of Arms design and the obverse houses George W. De Saules portrait of King George V. The total mintage for the year was 3,795,288 which was the highest mintage of all pieces in the George V sixpence series. Glossary obverse: The heads side of the coin ...
? The Royal Australian Mint has produced a silver kangaroo piece every year since 1993. This piece, issued in 2001, was sculpted by Wojciech Pietranik based on a painting by Aboriginal artist Jeanette Timbery. The rich colours of the original artwork have been represented in this piece by varied textures. The reverse legend states
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? Unlike other denominations, the sixpence kept the Blakemore reverse in 1938, but after the coronation of King George VI in 1937 the obverse changed to feature uncrowned bust of King George VI facing to the left and the legend, GEORGIVS VI D : G : BR : OMN : REX F : D : IND : IMP which was used up until 1948 then changed because of the independence of India. Date set collectors will have no problems completing the series with the key dates, the 1939 and 1940 being readily available in ...