? This $5 silver proof coin commemorates the contributions of Elizabeth MacArthur, for her role in the foundation of Australia cotton industry and to the development of the country as an effective and successful colony. This coin is just one out of a five piece set of five dollar coins, each struck in sterling silver and each of which commemorates a person, place or event that played an invaluable role in turning the continent of Australia from the penal settlement it once was into ...
? The wheat stalks design continued into this type, while after the coronation of Elizabeth II in late 1952 the obverse design changed to the bust of Elizabeth II facing to the right with the legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA , designed by Mary Gillick. This legend was only used in 1953 and 1954, then was altered due to public outcry over the omission of FIDEI DEF .Both dates are relatively difficult to find in mint state, though the good strikes of both dates do permit higher grades. ...
? The 1944-S Florin was produced at the San Francisco Mint with a mintage of 11,000,000. In the same year, the Royal Mint in Melbourne produced 22,440,000 pieces. These two types can be differentiated by a small 'S' mint-mark over the reverse date of the San Francisco type. The involvement of the San Francisco Mint was a reaction against a substantial coin shortage which began in 1941 and was caused by increased war-time production and the arrival of allied troops in Australia. The ...
? This one dollar silver coin has the portrait of Queen Victoria facing left on the obverse with the legend VICTORIA QUEEN HONG KONG ONE DOLLAR 1864. The reverse contains four Chinese symbols depicting date, country and denomination in the centre surrounded by a decorative circle and a wreath. There is a second circle outside this and the legend reads HONG KONG ONE DOLLAR 1864. The heads side of the coinThe inscription around the inner edge of the coinThe tails side of the coin ...
?Image from: A.H. Baldwin & Sons Ltd . Victoria, Sovereign, 1864, die number 75. 'Auction 73 8 May 2012'. Retrieved from https://www.numisbids.com/n.php?p=lot&sid=290&lot=129