?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 Kangaroo design continued into this type right until the introduction of decimal currency with the conclusion of the half penny series in 1964. This type features a slightly reworded obverse legend, ELIZABETH II DEI GRATIA REGINA F:D , after public outcry that the previous type omitted FIDEI DEF . All dates in the series are easy to acquire in mint state, although the Perth mint issues from 1960 to 1964 are very difficult to find in higher mint state grades due to poor strikes ...
? 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 ...